(A) Whenever a potbellied pig bites any person, the incident shall immediately be reported to the Animal Control Officer for the town by any person having direct knowledge of the incident.
(B) Any unlicensed potbellied pig that bites any person shall be quarantined and impounded or, at the request of and at the expense of the owner, placed in a veterinary hospital for a period of not less than 14 days. The owner of an unlicensed potbellied pig that has bitten a person may voluntarily deliver the potbellied pig to the enforcement agent at the pound, otherwise, there shall be an assessment against the owner if the Animal Control Officer must pick up the potbellied pig. If the potbellied pig is impounded in the pound for observation as a result of a bite incident, there shall be a per day charge for board.
(C) Any licensed potbellied pig that bites any person may be fined and quarantined at the home of the owner or wherever the potbellied pig is harbored and maintained with the written consent of and in a manner prescribed by the Animal Control Officer. The potbellied pig shall not be moved or relocated unless the Animal Control Officer is so notified. The time for quarantine under this section shall be 14 days.
(D) At the completion of the quarantine or impoundment period as set forth in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, and prior to the release of the potbellied pig, the potbellied pig shall be examined by a licensed veterinarian and released only if the veterinarian determines that the potbellied pig does not exhibit signs of rabies infection or any other dangerous, contagious and infectious disease.
(E) If it is determined that the potbellied pig is infected with rabies or other dangerous, contagious and infectious disease, it shall be the duty of the Arizona Livestock Board officials to destroy the potbellied pig. Following such action, or if the potbellied pig dies during the period of quarantine or impoundment, its head shall be sent to the State Department of Health Services or appropriate diagnostic laboratory for examination.
(`82 Code, § 6-4-5) (Ord. 500, passed 6-26-97; Am. Res. 2793, passed 8-14-14; Am. Ord. 854, passed 8-14-14) Penalty, see § 90.99