(A) In the event the owner of any animal has notice that his or her animal has bitten any person, it shall be unlawful for the owner to kill such animal, sell or give the animal away, or permit or allow the animal to be taken beyond the corporate limits of the village except to a licensed veterinary hospital. It shall be the duty of the owner to immediately report the incident to the Police Department and to immediately place the animal in a licensed veterinary hospital where the animal shall be quarantined for a period of at least ten days; or, upon the request of any police officer or the animal control officer, to deliver the animal to him or her for such placement. The owner shall immediately furnish to the Police Department the name and location of the hospital and a certificate of a licensed veterinarian stating whether or not the animal shows signs of rabies. At the expiration of the quarantine period and prior to the release of the animal, the owner shall furnish the Police Department with a certificate of a licensed veterinarian stating that the animal does not have rabies. All costs of maintaining any such animal in a veterinary hospital shall be the obligation and responsibility of its owner and shall be paid by said owner.
(B) In the event any animal that has bitten any person is slain or dies within ten days from the time of the bite, it shall be the duty of the person slaying the animal, or having knowledge of its death, and of the owner of the animal to notify the Police Department and immediately deliver or cause the delivery of the intact animal to the Police Department.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of divisions (A) and (B) above, the owner of any animal that has bitten any person may, in lieu of the delivery and the quarantine of the animal as provided in division (A) above:
(1) Present evidence to the animal control officer or the Chief of Police that the animal has been inoculated against rabies more than 30 days but less than one year prior to the biting, if a one year immunity vaccine has been used, or more than 30 days but less than three years prior to the biting if a three year vaccine has been used; and
(2) Have the animal examined by a rabies inspector or a licensed veterinarian who shall make an examination of the animal to determine if the animal exhibits any sign of rabies, and who shall thereafter:
(a) Take the animal into custody for a period of ten days if such examination discloses any sign or symptoms of rabies and notify the Police Department thereof;
(b) In the event such examination discloses that no sign or symptoms of rabies are present, order the animal confined in the home of the owner, or upon the owner’s premises, for a period of ten days in an enclosure adequate to ensure, in the opinion of the animal control officer, that the animal will not be in contact with other animals or persons; or
(c) Have such animal examined for rabies by a licensed veterinarian on the first, fifth and tenth days of such confinement, which veterinarian shall, within 24 hours of each such examination, report in writing the results of the examination to the animal control officer or the Chief of Police. It shall be the duty of the owner to ensure that the reports required by this division (C)(2)(c) are made.
(3) No animal displaying any signs or symptoms of rabies, as determined by the rabies inspector or licensed veterinarian who examines the animal pursuant to division (C)(2) above, shall be released from any confinement without the prior approval of the animal control officer or the Chief of Police.
(4) In the event an examination of any animal discloses signs or symptoms of rabies, the animal shall be delivered to a licensed veterinarian for continued observation and/or testing.
(D) It is the responsibility of the owner to provide, upon request by the examining veterinarian, animal control officer or a police officer, a dated certificate or certificates of vaccination, signed by a licensed veterinarian. The certificates shall include a description of the animal sufficient for purposes of identification.
(Ord. 4154, passed 4-30-2012) Penalty, see § 92.99