(A) Unrestrained animals and animals running at large shall be taken by village representatives or the animal control officer and impounded in a temporary or permanent animal shelter and confined in a humane manner.
(B) An owner reclaiming an impounded animal shall pay the impoundment fee and expenses to the poundmaster, or any other authorized agent, and comply with provisions of §§ 92.10 and 92.11 prior to the release of the animal. If the owner does not pay fees, expenses, license and reclaim the animal within seven days of being notified of the impoundment, the animal will be put up for adoption without further notification, at the owner's expense. If the animal is adopted, the expenses and fees may be paid for by the new owner.
(C) Any animal not reclaimed by its owner within seven days becomes the property of the authorizing agent and may be placed for adoption or humanely euthanized.
(D) If any animal with a current rabies certificate is involved in a bite incident, the owner shall isolate and confine the animal under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian for at least ten days from the date of the incident. Supervision by a veterinarian includes, at a minimum:
(1) Examination of the animal on the first day by a licensed veterinarian or a trained individual.
(2) Examination of the animal on any day between day two and day nine by a licensed veterinarian or a trained individual.
(3) Examination of the animal on day ten by a licensed veterinarian only.
(E) Any animal involved in a bite incident that has not been vaccinated, or has not been re-vaccinated within the prescribed times, must be confined at a veterinarian's clinic and be under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian as defined above. Any animal bite or scratch which is treated by a physician or physician's assistant shall be reported to the Police Department within 24 hours of the incident. The incident shall be reported by the animal's owner and/or the victim or the victim's guardian.
(F) Any animal involved in a bite incident whose owner resides outside of the village shall be impounded at the office of a local veterinarian. This impoundment will be at the owner's expense and will be mandatory regardless of the status of current vaccination(s) of the animal. This provision is for public safety and the effective management of animal quarantine as set forth in this section.
(G) Any law enforcement officer, health officer or animal control officer with reasonable cause to believe an animal has bitten a person or been in contact with a rabid animal shall issue a quarantine order. A quarantine order may be delivered by personal service, registered mail or by posting a quarantine sign in two conspicuous places on the property.
(H) If a quarantine cannot be imposed because the animal cannot be captured, the officer may kill the animal. The officer may kill the animal only as a last resort, or if the owner agrees. The officer shall attempt to kill the animal in a humane manner and in a manner which avoids damage to the animal's head. An officer may order killed, or may kill, an animal other than a dog or cat if the officer has reason to believe that the animal bit a person and may be infected with rabies.
(I) Failure of the owner to deliver an animal to a veterinarian as directed by the Police Department or any authorized law enforcement officer within Iowa County, within 24 hours after notice, shall be sufficient cause for a judge to issue an order authorizing the animal control officer or responsible agency to seize the animal and make such delivery as intended, at the owner's expense. The officer may order the animal to be quarantined on the premises of the owner if the animal is immunized currently against rabies as evidenced by a valid certificate of rabies vaccination.
(`99 Code, § 5.03) (Ord. 75, passed 3-2-90; Am. Ord. 92, passed 1-8-04) Penalty, see § 92.99