Any dog which shall bite any person or injure any person shall be kept under the observation of a licensed veterinarian for a period of 2 weeks, and the veterinarian shall at the end of that period make a written report to the Health Officer; and should the dog show evidence of rabies, then it shall be killed in a humane manner. In the event the dog is pronounced free from rabies by the veterinarian, then the dog shall be released to the owner or keeper upon the payment of the veterinarian’s fees. The owner or keeper of the dog may claim the dog at the end of the 2-week period by making payment of the costs involved while the dog is under observation and also the costs of a license if the dog is not licensed. If the owner or keeper does not claim the dog at this time, then in that event any person may redeem it by making a like payment. If the dog is not claimed as set forth herein, it shall be killed in a humane manner.
(1969 Code, § 5-30)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Ill. Rev. Stat., Chapter 510, Act 5, §§ 1 et seq.