(a) Whenever a dog, cat or other animal is bitten by a rabid animal or an animal later proved to have been rabid, it shall be the duty of the owner of the animal that is bitten, to report that fact to the local Health Officer and/or the Police Department.
(b) It shall also be the duty of the owner of the bitten animal to either destroy or have his or her bitten animal destroyed unless:
(1) The animal that was bitten had been vaccinated against rabies at least three weeks before being bitten and has a current vaccination;
(2) If the bitten animal has a current vaccination, it shall be confined for 90 days;
(3) The bitten animal shall be released from confinement only upon written order from the local Health Officer, who declares the animal to be free of rabies; and
(4) If the animal is found to have contracted rabies during confinement, it shall be properly disposed of.
(1987 Code, § 2-119)