(A) 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 Chief 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 Police Chief 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.
(B) Any such animal as described in division (A) above may be killed if it cannot be impounded safely in the discretion of the animal control officer.
(Prior Code, § 4-117) Penalty, see § 90.99