(A) Any dog or cat which has bitten a person shall be quarantined by the owner in accordance with a quarantine agreement with the Northampton County Health Department. Any such animal which breaks the quarantine shall be impounded at the Eastern Shore Regional Animal Control Facility for the remainder of the ten-day quarantine period. The owner shall pay all fees incurred during the quarantine period.
(B) Any stray or unwanted dog or cat that bites or otherwise exposes a person may be euthanized and tested at the discretion of the District Health Director.
(C) Animals, other than dogs or cats, which might have exposed a person, a pet, or livestock to rabies may be euthanized and tested at the discretion of the District Health Director.
(Ord. passed 10-14-1997; Am. Ord. passed 11-19-2013)