Whenever the prevalence of rabies renders the action necessary, to protect the public health and safety, the Mayor shall issue a proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping a dog to confine it securely on his or her premises unless it is muzzled so that it cannot bite. No person shall violate the proclamation, and any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time fixed in the proclamation may be killed by the police without notice to the owner.
(1991 Code, § 6-2-11) (Ord. 84-1993, passed 9-20-1993)