(A) If a dog is believed to have rabies, or has been bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies, such dog shall be confined by a leach or a chain on the premises of the owner and shall be placed under the observation of a veterinarian at the expense of the owner for a period of two weeks. The owner shall immediately notify the police department of the fact that the dog has been exposed to rabies, and the Police Department is empowered to remove the dog from the premises of the owner to a veterinary hospital, and there placed under observation for a period of two weeks at the expense of the owner or keeper.
(B) Every owner, upon ascertaining that the dog is rabid, shall immediately notify the Police Department, such shall either remove the dog to the pound or summarily destroy it.
('80 Code, § 6.12.030) (Ord. 10-1974, passed - -74) Penalty, see § 10.99