Either the police, Health Officer, or the Animal
Control Officer or their designees shall be permitted by the owner
or person in charge of an animal which has attacked or bitten a person
to examine the animal at any reasonable time, and daily if desired,
within a period of 10 days after the animal has attacked or bitten
a person, to determine whether the animal shows symptoms of rabies.
Whenever either the police, Health Officer,
or Animal Control Officer has reason to believe that there is danger
that rabies may spread within the Town, such officials shall serve
a notice in writing upon all persons owning or having charge of any
animal requiring such person to confine such animal or having charge
of any animal requiring such person to confine such animal or, the
above authorities, in lieu of serving such notice in writing, may
cause a notice to be published in a newspaper which circulates within
the Town. Other animals may be included in the order whenever, in
the opinion of the officials, such is necessary. When ever the State
Department of Health has knowledge that any case of rabies exists
among dogs, cats, or other domestic animals within the state, and
in its judgment the disease is liable to spread, the Department may
issue an order requiring either the police, Health Officer, or Dog
Catcher to order animals confined as provided in this section, and
to cause the enforcement of these provisions by appropriate proceeding
either in law or equity.