A. Any person having knowledge that any animal is known to have or is suspected of having bitten any person shall immediately report that fact to the animal control division or health officer with full information with regard to the incident
B. Upon receipt of such a report, an animal control officer will seize and quarantine such animal for a period of fourteen days or such other period as may be prescribed by the State Department of Health. The health officer may order the owner to quarantine the animal on the owner’s premises.
C. Any person who fails, refuses or neglects to quarantine any animal as ordered by the health officer, a who refuses to allow the health officer to inspect any private premises where the animal is kept, is guilty of a misdemeanor. No animal shall be removed or released during the quarantine period without written permission of the health officer.
D. The City Manager may charge a fee, as set forth in a resolution of the City Council or Board of Supervisors, for the City’s and County’s costs of quarantining animals and inspections for quarantine of animals. Any fee charged shall be paid by the owner or person who has legal custody of the animal. Such a fee shall be in addition to the actual costs of the health officer in housing, feeding and otherwise caring for a quarantined animal.
E. The head of any animal that dies or is destroyed while under quarantine shall be submitted to the laboratory of the County Health Department for rabies examination.
(Ord. 1644, § 2 (part), 1994)