(A) The Supervisor of Animal Control or designee shall have the authority to order the quarantine of animals responsible for bite incidents or suspected of having any zoonotic disease that is considered to be a hazard to the human population or other animals.
(B) Any animal that bites a human or attacks another animal in an unnatural manner or has rabies or any other zoonotic disease shall be immediately confined by the owner, who shall notify animal control of the place where such animal is confined and the reason therefore. The owner shall not permit such animal to come in contact with any other person or animal. The owner shall surrender possession of an animal that:
(1) Is reported to be rabid or to have exposed an individual to rabies;
(2) The owner knows or suspects is rabid or has exposed an individual to rabies; or
(3) The owner is unable to produce certification of current rabies vaccination.
(Ord. passed 12-7-2004)