It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor or keep within the city any animal afflicted with any contagious or infectious disease unless such animal is under the control of a certified veterinarian. It shall be the duty of the county humane officer to immediately take possession of any such animal not so controlled. After confirmation of such disease by a certified veterinarian, the humane officer shall immediately destroy the animal and dispose of the carcass thereof, unless the owner shall forthwith place such animal under the control of a certified veterinarian.
(1953 Code, ch. 4, ยง 20)