If any person shall make an affidavit before the City Secretary or Judge of the municipal court that any animal has bitten any person within the limits of the city, it shall be the duty of the animal control officer or his or her deputies or a city police officer to direct the owner or keeper of said animal to keep him or her securely confined for not less than ten (10) days and to release said animal only upon written permission of a duly licensed veterinarian, and the failure of such owner or keeper to comply with such directions shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(Am. Ord. 06-2006-01, passed 6-6-06)