(A) The animal ordered to be quarantined shall not be released from such quarantine except by written permission of the animal control officer. Such quarantine may be at the city’s animal shelter or at the owner’s option, in a veterinary hospital of his or her choice located in the city. The expenses of quarantine shall be paid by the owner. In the case of stray animals or in the cases of animals whose ownership is not known, such quarantine shall be at the shelter designated as the city’s animal shelter.
(B) The owner, upon demand made by the animal control officer shall forthwith place in the custody of a licensed veterinarian, any animal which has bitten a human, or which is suspected as having been exposed to rabies, for supervised quarantine. The expense of such quarantine shall be borne by the owner. The animal may be reclaimed by the owner if found to be free of rabies.
(Prior Code, § 5-102)