1. Dogs and companion cats over the age of four months must have a valid rabies vaccination.
2. Any dog or cat that bites a person or other animal is subject to a rabies quarantine of up to 10 days and the owner shall be responsible for paying the costs associated with that quarantine.
3. Exotic animals, for which there is no legal rabies vaccine, and domestic animals that do not have current rabies vaccinations and which are known to have bitten a human or are suspected of being infected with rabies may be promptly and humanely euthanized and examined for rabies, or impounded at a vet clinic or animal shelter for a 10-day quarantine period, with costs incurred by the owner.
4. It is the duty of the owner of any dog, cat, or other animal that has bitten a person (or any person having knowledge of such a bite or attack) to report the incident to the Story County Animal Control Department.