(A) Any dogs suspected by the Animal Warden or any officer of the Police Department, of being affected with rabies, or any dog that has bitten any person, causing an abrasion of the skin of the person, and for which a valid certificate of rabies vaccination is not exhibited, shall be impounded by such officer, under the supervision of a veterinarian or public health authority designated by the City Administrator, for a period of not less than ten days.
(B) Any dog that has bitten any person, causing an abrasion of the skin of the person, but for which a valid certificate of rabies vaccination is exhibited, shall be confined by the owner or some other responsible person as required by the Animal Warden or police officer for a period of not less than ten days.
(C) At the expiration of such period, the dog shall be examined by a veterinarian. If no symptoms of rabies then are observed by the veterinarian, the dog, upon payment of fees and charges, may be released; otherwise, the dog shall be destroyed. Fees shall be paid and, if the dog has not been licensed or a valid certificate of rabies vaccination is not exhibited, the person to whom the dog is to be released shall first make the necessary arrangements and obtain a valid license and a valid certificate of rabies vaccination prior to the release. In addition, the person shall either exhibit to the Animal Warden, a receipt from the veterinarian of payment in full of the charges of the veterinarian for his or her service in examining the dog or pay to the Animal Warden an amount equal to the charges made by the veterinarian.
(Prior Code, § 96.21) (Ord. 884, passed 4-28-1975)