(A) Reports Required: Anyone having knowledge of the whereabouts of an animal known to have or suspected of having rabies shall report the fact immediately to the animal control officer or police department. The animal control officer or police department shall likewise be notified of any person or animal bitten by a rabid or suspected rabid animal.
It shall be the duty of the physician, upon treatment of any person bitten by any animal to report immediately the name and address of such person to the animal control officer or police department.
(B) Quarantine Of Animal: It is hereby made the duty of the owner of a dog or other animal showing symptoms of rabies or which has bitten or otherwise attacked any person causing an abrasion of the skin, to surrender the dog or animal for confinement at the city animal shelter or a veterinarian hospital for a period not less than ten (10) days. Any dog or animal showing the symptoms of rabies or which has bitten or otherwise attacked any person causing an abrasion of the skin shall be placed in confinement as provided in this section. Any animal of a species subject to rabies shall in like circumstances be confined as herein provided. If a dog or other animal is determined to be free of rabies, the dog or animal shall be returned to the owner upon payment of the regular impoundment fee and board as provided in this chapter. If such fee is not paid, the dog or animal shall be subject to disposal as provided by this chapter. At the discretion of the animal control officer, the quarantine of a dog or animal may be upon the premises of the owner or the person in charge of the same if securely confined, kept from contact with other animals and submitted to a veterinarian for examination at the owner's expense to determine if rabid. If an animal dies or has been killed, its head shall be removed and immediately taken to the state health laboratory to be examined for rabies.
No person shall fail, refuse or neglect to allow the city animal control officer to make an inspection or examination at any time during this period. No dog or animal shall be removed from the place of quarantine without written permission of the animal control officer.
(C) Contact With Rabid Animal: Any animal of a species subject to rabies which has been bitten by a known rabid animal or has been in intimate contact with a rabid animal shall be isolated in a suitable place approved by the police department for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days or destroyed. (Ord. 2882, 11-6-2006)