(A) It shall be unlawful for any person knowing or suspecting a dog or cat to have rabies or any other communicable disease to permit such animal to be taken off the owner’s premises or to come in contact with other animals.
(B) Upon learning or suspecting that a dog or cat has rabies or any other communicable disease or upon learning that a dog or cat has bitten any person, the owner shall immediately notify a veterinarian licensed under the laws of the state and shall thereafter follow explicitly such instructions as the veterinarian may dictate relative to the care of such animal in order to protect the public health.
(C) With respect to rabies, and upon learning or suspecting that a dog or cat has rabies, or upon learning that a dog or cat has bitten any person, the owner or custodian of said animal shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in divisions (A) and (B) above, immediately confine the animal in an enclosed structure for a continuous period of not less than two weeks.
(D) The term
ENCLOSED STRUCTURE shall mean a structure to hold the animal and prevent its escape and sufficient to prevent any contact between the animal and any person or other animal, including trespassers.
(Prior Code, § 6-4A-5) (Ord. 303, passed 7-16-1984) Penalty, see § 10.99