Whenever it shall appear to the Mayor that there is good reason to believe that any dog within the city is mad, it shall be his or her duty to issue his or her proclamation requiring that all dogs within the city shall, for a period named in such proclamation, wear a good substantial muzzle, so securely put on as to prevent any such dog from biting. If any dog shall be found in the city during such period without wearing a muzzle, such dog shall be impounded and treated in all respects as is provided in § 90.02, and moreover, such dog shall not be delivered to anyone until so muzzled; provided, that if there is a reason to believe that any dog is mad, or has been bitten by a mad dog, then it shall be the duty of any officer of the city to immediately kill or cause such dog to be killed and buried.
(Prior Code, § 4-15)