(A) If a dog is believed to have rabies or has been bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies, the dog shall be confined and placed under the observation of a veterinarian at the expense of the owner for a period of 10 days by order of any animal control officer.
(B) It is unlawful for any person knowing or suspecting a dog to have rabies to fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section.
(C) Every owner or other person, upon ascertaining that a dog is rabid, shall immediately notify the animal control officer who shall either remove the dog to the animal shelter or, if the animal control officer is unable to safely remove the dog to the animal shelter, then the animal control officer is authorized to destroy the dog in as humane a manner as practicably possible under the circumstances.
(1995 Code, § 6.08.080) Penalty, see § 96.99