All animal bites shall be reported to the police. Any animal that has bitten a person within the city shall be confined at the owner's home and if current rabies vaccination exists, it shall be impounded at the owner's expense. Should a vaccinated animal that is confined at home or impounded show signs of rabies on the tenth day of quarantine, the quarantine period shall be extended an additional period of time as determined by the animal control warden or person making inspection. Any animal kept at home must be checked by a qualified person before it is released. The city has the right to inspect the animal to see if the animal is being quarantined. During the quarantine period an animal, if current rabies vaccination proof exists, that has bitten a person shall be securely confined within a building so it cannot come in contact with persons or other animals. The animal may not be removed from the city without permission of the animal warden. If any appearance of sickness, or if death of the animal occurs during the quarantine, the owner must notify the Police Department immediately.
(Ord. 87, passed 4-16-1992)