Any animal suspected of being rabid or of having been bitten by a rabid animal may be confined by order of the health officer or police or pound officer to determine whether the animal is rabid. If a person has been bitten or if there is good reason to believe that a person has been otherwise infected by such animal, the health officer or pound officer may have the animal put to death in a humane manner and have it examined by medical authority to determine whether it has rabies. All expenses incurred in confining the animal as provided in this section shall be paid by the owner or keeper of the animal. (1985 Code; amended 1988)