(A) Whenever it becomes necessary to safeguard the public from the dangers of hydrophobia, the President of the Town Board, if he deems it necessary, shall issue a proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping a dog to confine it securely on his premises unless such dog shall have a muzzle of sufficient strength to prevent its biting any person.
(B) Any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time of the proclamation shall be seized and impounded, unless noticeably infected with rabies. All dogs so noticeably infected with rabies and displaying vicious propensities shall be killed by the police without notice to the owner. Dogs impounded during the first two days of such proclamation shall, if claimed within three days, be released to the owner, unless infected with rabies, upon payment of the impounding charges provided for in § 90.21. If unclaimed after that period, such dog may be summarily destroyed. Any person who knowingly or intentionally violates such a proclamation shall be guilty of a Class B infraction.
(‘82 Code, § 5-700) Penalty, see § 90.99