Any owner or custodian of an animal having any reason to believe that such animal has bitten any person in the town shall immediately report such incident to the chief of police of the town. Such animal shall immediately be confined at the veterinary clinic chosen by the owner or custodian, under observation of a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine, for a period of ten (10) days to determine if such animal be rabid. The cost of confinement shall be borne by the owner or keeper of the animal. (1985 Code; amended 1988)