Any animal which has bitten a person shall be observed for a period of ten days from the date of the bite. Confinement shall be in the County Animal Shelter, and such confinement shall be at the expense of the owner. Stray animals, whose owners cannot be located, shall be confined in the County Animal Shelter. The owner of any animal that has been reported as having inflicted a bite on any person shall, on demand, produce the animal for quarantine, as prescribed in this section. Refusal to produce the animal constitutes a violation of this section, and each day of such refusal shall constitute a separate, and individual, violation.
(Code 1976, § 11.15) (Ord. 5-75, passed 5-5-1975; Ord. 17-2008, passed 7-7-2008)
Statutory reference:
Confinement of biting animals, G.S. § 130A-196.