(A) Whenever a dog bites any person, the incident shall be reported to the City Humane Officer immediately by any person having direct knowledge.
(B) Any dog unlicensed or unvaccinated that bites any person shall be quarantined and impounded or, at the request of and at the expense of the owner, placed in a veterinarian hospital for a period of not less than seven days. The owner of any dog that has bitten a person may voluntarily deliver the dog to the Humane Officer at the animal shelter; otherwise, there shall be an assessment against the owner if the Humane Officer must pick up the dog. If the dog is impounded at the animal shelter for observation as the result of a dog bite incident, there shall be a per day charge for board. A dog properly licensed and vaccinated pursuant to §§ 90.21 and 90.22 that bites any person may be quarantined at the house of the owner or wherever the dog is maintained with the consent of, and in the manner prescribed by, the Humane Officer.
(C) If it is determined that the dog is infected with rabies or other dangerous, contagious, and infectious disease, it shall be the duty of the Humane Officer to destroy such dog in as humane a manner as it is reasonably possible. If at the end of the quarantine or impoundment a veterinarian is convinced that the dog is free from such diseases, the dog shall be released. If the dog dies during the period of quarantine or impoundment, its head shall be sent to the state’s Department of Health for examination.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-6)