No person shall harbor or keep any dog which, by loud or frequent barking, yelping or howling, causes serious annoyance to the residents of the surrounding neighborhood or to persons passing along the streets or highways. No person shall own or harbor a fierce or vicious dog, a dog that has been bitten by any animal known to be rabid or a dog which has bitten any person. Any person who has in his or her possession a dog which is rabid, a dog which has been bitten or been fighting with a dog or other animal which is rabid, a dog which is suspected of being rabid or a dog which has bitten any person shall, upon demand of the Dog Warden or employee of the City charged with the duty or responsibility of the enforcement of this chapter, produce and surrender such dog to the Dog Warden or employee to be held for observation and treatment as hereinafter provided, provided that, with the approval of the Dog Warden or employee, any such dog may be surrendered to a duly licensed veterinary or to any nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of sheltering dogs. No owner or person harboring or keeping any such dog shall permit or suffer the same to run at large at any time in the City. Every person owning or harboring a dog which has been attacked or bitten by another dog or other animal showing the symptoms of being rabid shall immediately notify the Dog Warden or such other employee that he or she has such a dog in his or her possession. Whenever a dog has bitten a person and is shown to be a vicious dog, the Dog Warden shall cause such dog to be destroyed as a vicious dog after holding such dog for investigation for such a length of time as shall be prescribed by the County Department of Health. Whenever any rabid dog is held for ten days and has not recovered from the disease, the Dog Warden shall cause to be issued a written order directing that the dog be destroyed.
(1974 Code Sec. 9.100)