(A) Any person who shall have in his or her possession a dog which has contracted rabies, or which has been subject to the same, or which is suspected of having rabies, or which has bitten any person, shall, upon demand of the Police Department or of the Village Health Officer, produce and surrender upon such dog to the said Police Department or the Health Officer, to be held in the Branch County Dog Pound or by the Branch County Dog Warden for treatment and observation for a period of 15 days.
(B) In lieu of such delivering up of such dog as aforesaid, such person shall have the option of delivering such dog to an approved kennel, there to be held for treatment and observation for such 15-day period, and shall furnish to the Police Department written evidence that said dog has been so delivered, provided however, that in the event such dog be confined in a private kennel, such confinement shall be at the sole expense of the owner of said dog, and without expense or risk in the part of the village.
(2005 Code, § 131.007) (Ord. 2-57, passed 9-9-1957) Penalty, see § 90.99