(a) The owner of an animal involved in a nonfatal or nonsevere bite shall surrender the animal for rabies observation, an exception being wild or exotic animals, which shall be destroyed and examined for rabies, in accordance with existing rabies control law.
(b) The owner of an animal determined potentially dangerous by definition or by hearing outlined above shall observe the following: The owner shall notify the Animal Control Department of any change in status of the potentially dangerous animal within 24 hours of learning that it is loose, unconfined, has attacked another person or domestic animal, or has died or has been sold or given away. The name, address and telephone number of the new owner must be provided.
Penalty, see § 11-47