1. It is the duty of animal control personnel to cause to be placed in isolation and under quarantine for observation for a minimum of ten (10) days any such animal suspected of being infected with rabies or other diseases communicable to humans or any animal that has bitten or caused a skin abrasion upon any person.
2. Such isolation and quarantine shall be either at the municipal pound or in a veterinary hospital, except that if such animal is properly licensed and is currently vaccinated against rabies, it may be placed in the custody of the owner on the owner’s premises during the isolation and quarantine period if the owner resides in the City. When isolation and quarantine is authorized on the owner’s premises, it will be at the discretion of and under the direct supervision of the City.
3. The expense of isolation and quarantine at a veterinary hospital will be paid by the owner. If the animal is placed in isolation and under quarantine in the animal shelter, a charge to the owner, as set by resolution of the City Council of Iowa City, shall be made. Every owner or person having possession, custody or control of an animal which is known to be rabid or which has been bitten by an animal infected with rabies shall immediately report such fact to the City and shall have such animal placed in isolation and quarantine as directed by the City for such period as may be designated and at the expense of the owner.
This section shall not apply if a police service dog or a horse used by a law enforcement agency and acting in the performance of its duties has bitten a person.