A. It shall be the duty of the owner or person receiving notice or having knowledge that his dog has been bitten by any animal suffering or suspected to be suffering from rabies, or that his dog has bitten any person, to immediately notify or deliver his dog to any police officer who shall place the dog in a licensed veterinary hospital for observation, or such owner shall himself immediately place his dog in such a hospital for observation and immediately notify the county animal control of the name and location of such hospital.
B. It shall be unlawful for any owner of a dog, upon receiving notice or having knowledge that such dog has bitten any person or that such dog has been bitten by any animal suffering or suspected to be suffering from rabies, to sell or give away such dog, or permit such dog to run at large or to be taken beyond the village except to a veterinary hospital within the county; and it shall also be unlawful for such owner to refuse to deliver said dog for observation as provided herein. At the end of the confinement period, the animal shall be examined by licensed veterinarian. If such animal, during this period, shall die or shall show definite signs of illness, it shall be the duty of such owner or person having custody of the animal to turn the animal over to the county animal control so that it can be determined whether or not such animal has in fact contracted rabies. (Ord. 708, 9-13-2012)