Every animal which may be infected by rabies and which bites a person shall promptly be reported to the Police Department. The Department shall investigate to determine whether the animal has had a rabies shot within one year of the bite. If there is proof of adequate inoculation, the owner or person having custody of the animal shall keep it quarantined for 15 days. If there is no proof of adequate inoculation or the owner or person having custody cannot be found, the animal shall be quarantined by the Police Department in any veterinary hospital or approved animal shelter. The confinement fee shall be paid by the owner. Animals shall be released from quarantine only after a written certificate of a qualified licensed veterinarian has been presented to the Police Department to the effect that the animal is free of rabies.
('71 Code, Ch. 3 § 2-5) (Ord. 272, passed 1-2-69)