Every dog which has bitten anyone or which shows symptoms of rabies shall be confined immediately by its owner and shall be promptly reported to the Health Department by its owner or the person having the dog in charge, and thereupon shall be securely quarantined at the direction of the Health Department for a period of 10 days and shall not be released from the quarantine except by written permission from the Health Department. The biting dog and its records of vaccination and registration shall be inspected by the Health Director, who will then observe the following policy:
(A) A properly vaccinated and registered dog may be confined on the owner’s premises; provided, that the Health Director determines that the owner has an adequate means of confinement upon his or her own premises and the animal is subject to observation by the owner at any time during the 10-day period.
(B) A dog not properly vaccinated or registered but belonging to an owner shall immediately be confined in a veterinary hospital or the county animal shelter, in which case the expense shall be borne by the owner for the 10-day confinement.
(C) A stray dog shall immediately be confined in the county animal shelter for a 10-day period.
(Prior Code, § 91.46) (Ord. passed 11-6-1978)