(A) An unlicensed or unvaccinated dog or any cat that bites any person shall be confined and quarantined in an authorized pound or, upon request of and at the expense of the owner, at a veterinary hospital for a period of not less than seven days. A dog properly licensed and vaccinated pursuant to this chapter that bites any person may be confined and quarantined at the home of the owner or wherever the dog is harbored and maintained with the consent of and in a manner prescribed by the enforcement agent.
(B) Any animal other than a dog or cat that bites any person shall be confined and quarantined in an authorized pound or, upon the request of and at the expense of the owner, at a veterinary hospital for a period of not less than 14 days; provided that, livestock shall be confined and quarantined for the 14-day period in a manner regulated by the State Livestock Board. If the animal is a caged rodent it may be confined and quarantined at the home of the owner or where it is harbored or maintained, for the required period of time, with the consent of and in a manner prescribed by the enforcement agent.
(C) Any wild animal which bites any person may be killed and submitted to the enforcement agent or deputies for transmission to an appropriate diagnostic laboratory.
(D) Whenever an animal bites any person, the incident shall be reported to the enforcement agent immediately by any person having direct knowledge.
(E) The county enforcement agent may destroy any animal confined and quarantined pursuant to this section prior to the termination of the minimum confinement period for laboratory examination for rabies if:
(1) The animal shows clear clinical signs of rabies; and
(2) The owner of the animal consents to its destruction.
(F) Any animal subject to licensing under this subchapter found without a tag identifying its owner shall be deemed unowned.
(G) The county enforcement agent shall destroy a vicious animal upon an order of a Justice of the Peace or a Town Magistrate. A Justice of the Peace or Town Magistrate may issue an order after notice to the owner, if any, and a hearing.
(1996 Code, § 6.08.110) (Ord. 85-04-002, passed - -)