When an animal quarantined has been found rabid or is suspected of being rabid by a veterinarian and dies while under observation, Marion Animal Care and Control shall take such action as is specified in such cases by the State Board of Animal Health and shall notify the proper public health officials of reports of human contacts made by, and the diagnosis made of, the animal.
(A) When a rabies report is made under this chapter, Marion Animal Care and Control shall recommend to the Enforcement Authority of City of Marion a general quarantine in the city for a period of 30 days. Upon invocation of the general quarantine by the Commissioner, any animal found at large may be destroyed without being impounded. During the quarantine period, every animal bitten or exposed through non bite exposure by an animal adjudged to be rabid shall be confined, at its owner's expense, or destroyed as specified by the Enforcement Authority.
(B) During a general quarantine declared by the Commissioner under this section, an animal's owner or keeper who resists the quarantining authority acting under this chapter, or who permits an animal owned or kept by that person to be at large, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500, and any animal which is suspected of being rabid or is in violation of the general quarantine shall be impounded immediately.
(Ord. 7-2014, passed 4-1-2014)