(A) Quarantine. Whenever the owner or possessor of an animal has been notified by any person, or has cause to believe that the owner’s or possessor’s animal has bitten or in any other way injured a person so as to cause an abrasion or the skin, the owner or possessor shall immediately notify the MACO of the incident, who shall immediately remove the suspected animal from the owner’s or possessor’s property for a ten-day period for observation by the MACO. If proof of rabies vaccination cannot be provided, the animal shall be quarantined for a 60-day period at the expense of the animal owner or possessor. It shall be unlawful for the owner or possessor to fail to give the required notification, to conceal, hide or remove the suspected animal, or in any other way prevent or hinder investigation and observation of the animal by the MACO.
(B) Dead or diseased animals.
(1) Report to MACO. Every person having possession, under control, or upon any premises occupied or controlled by such person, any dead or diseased animal, not proper for food, and liable to become noxious or detrimental to the public health, shall, at once, report the same to the MACO.
(2) Removal and disposition by owners.
(a) Any person who shall kill or order killed any animal shall, at the time, arrange for its removal from the place of killing to the proper place of interment or rendering, and shall be responsible for removal and burial or rendering in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or other applicable laws.
(b) It shall be the duty of the owner of any animal found dead within six hours after the death of the animal to arrange for its removal and burial or rendering in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or other applicable laws.
(Prior Code, § 5-5-7) (Ord. 155, passed 1-9-1996) Penalty, see § 92.999