A. Reporting Required: Any person owning, possessing or harboring any animal that bites any person, any person bitten by such animal, or any physician attending such, shall immediately report the same to a law enforcement officer immediately, but in no case longer than within eight (8) hours of the time of the bite or of learning of the bite, giving his/her full name, age and address, the circumstances surrounding the bite and the extent of the bite, the medical treatment given and the name and address of the owner or person having custody or possession of the animal. A report shall also be provided to city hall the next business day. The owner of the animal in question shall release, to the animal control officer or law enforcement officer upon request, all information about the animal needed to complete the investigation. This section shall not apply to veterinarians that are bitten while providing veterinarian services to an animal.
B. Animal Affected With Rabies: It shall be the duty of every person having knowledge of the existence of an animal apparently afflicted with rabies to report immediately to the animal control officer the existence and description of such animal, the place where sent, the name of the owner or persons having custody of the animal, if known, and the symptoms suggesting rabies.
C. Isolation, Quarantine: No person owning or having custody or possession of any animal shall fail, refuse or neglect to isolate and quarantine an animal that has bitten a human or other animal for at least ten (10) days in such manner as may be specified by the animal control officer or a law enforcement officer, or for such period and in such manner as may otherwise be required by a public official with lawful authority. (Ord. 197, 1-8-2013)