Whenever an animal has bitten a person, or whenever a suspected or known rabid animal is picked up by an animal control officer or police officer, the animal shall be confined for a minimum period of ten days as follows:
(A) Upon proof of current rabies vaccination, the animal control officer or police may authorize the confinement of the animal at the owner’s place of residence, provided that the animal shall not be permitted to come in contact with other animals or persons, and provided further that the animal be muzzled and on a leash not to exceed six feet when removed from the place of confinement.
(B) If no proof of current vaccination is provided, or if the animal control officer or police do not consent to confinement at the owner’s place of residence, the animal shall be confined at the animal control facility for the entire ten-day period at the animal owner’s expense.
(C) An animal under confinement may not be removed from the confinement without written permission of the animal control officer or the Police Chief.
(D) The owner of any animal confined at the owner’s residence shall, at all times, permit the inspection of the animal during the confinement period upon oral request of an animal control officer or police officer. The owner shall further be responsible for immediately reporting any change in the animal’s health or behavior to the appropriate animal control officer during the confinement period.
(E) A quarantined animal shall be confined to an enclosure in a manner so as to prevent the animal from escaping. All openings to the enclosure shall be locked with a secure locking device and the animal shall not be removed from the enclosure unless muzzled and on a leash not exceeding six feet in length and in the custody of a person of sufficient age, strength and experience to adequately control the animal.
(F) An animal control officer and/or police officer may enter upon private property of another for the purposes of removing the quarantined animal to an animal shelter when it has been determined that the quarantined animal is not being maintained by the owner in a manner consistent with the provisions of this section.
(`87 Code, § 508.13) Penalty, see § 92.99