(A) (1) No person shall harbor any dog, cat or other animal affected with rabies or allow them to run at large within the county.
(2) Any animal found to be rabies suspect and having been in human contact shall be addressed by proper authorities and said animals handled according to Indiana Rabies State Control Guidelines.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor any non-immunized animals required to be rabies vaccinated by the State of Indiana. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with § 94.99.
(B) During the period under which the county or any area thereof is under lawful quarantine by the Indiana State Veterinarian, it shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog, cat or other animal to permit the animal to leave the premises where usually kept, unless on leash or under effective control necessary to prevent it from coming in contact with any other animal or any person.
(Ord. 2016-08, passed 12-19-2016; Ord. 2022-02, passed 6-20-2022; Ord. 2022-07, passed 8-15-2022) Penalty, see § 94.99