(A) Suspicion of rabies. If a dog is believed to have rabies or has been bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies, such dog shall be confined and shall be placed under the observation of a veterinarian at the expense of the owner for a period of two weeks. The owner shall notify the Animal Control Officer of the fact that his or her dog has been exposed to rabies and at his or her discretion the Animal Control Officer is empowered to have such dog removed from the owner’s premises to a veterinary hospital and there placed under observation for a period of two weeks at the expense of the owner.
(B) Removal from city prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person knowing or suspecting a dog has rabies to allow such dog to be taken off his or her premises or beyond the limits of the city without the written permission of the Animal Control Officer or Chief of Police or his or her designee. Every owner, or other person, upon ascertaining a dog is rabid shall immediately notify the Animal Control Officer or a police officer who shall either remove the dog to the animal shelter or summarily destroy it.
(Prior Code, § 5-3B-5) (Ord. 87-509, passed 6-1-1987) Penalty, see § 92.99