(A) The Rabies Control Authority shall cause a dog or cat, regardless of current vaccination against rabies, which has bitten a person, to be quarantined and observed for ten (10) days following the bite under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian or other person designated by the Rabies Control Authority. The observation must be within an enclosure or with restraints deemed adequate by the Rabies Control Authority to prevent direct contact with a person or an animal.
(B) The dog or cat must be examined by a licensed veterinarian at the first sign of illness during the ten (10) days of observation. Any illness must be reported immediately to the Rabies Control Authority. If signs of rabies develop during the ten (10) days of observation, the dog or cat must be euthanatized and its head removed and shipped under refrigeration for examination at the laboratory of the Department of Agriculture. If at the end of the quarantine period, the animal is free of all signs of rabies, the animal must be returned to its owner.
(C) If, after a reasonable effort is made to locate the owner of an unwanted or stray dog or cat, the owner is unknown or cannot be located, or if the owner agrees, the unwanted or stray dog or cat which has bitten a person may be euthanatized and the head submitted for laboratory examination without a period of quarantine.
(D) A bat, raccoon, skunk, fox or unvaccinated ferret which has bitten a person must be euthanatized immediately without a period of quarantine and the head submitted for laboratory examination.
(E) A vaccinated ferret or other species of animal which has bitten a person must be managed as deemed appropriate in the discretion of the Rabies Control Authority. (Ord. 1994-E, 4-7-94, eff. 4-21-94)