A. 
It shall be the duty of every resident of the Town owning or possessing a dog or cat to have the animal inoculated with an anti-rabies vaccine by a licensed veterinarian. The expense of inoculation shall be borne by the owner.
B. 
Nonresidents of the Town possessing a dog or cat within the Town for more than seven days shall have the animal inoculated with an anti-rabies vaccine unless such nonresident is able to produce a certificate of vaccination from a licensed veterinarian for the animal.
A. 
Whenever it has been reported that a dog or cat has bitten any person, the animal shall be confined at a place selected by the Health Officer, and placed under the observation of a veterinarian, at the owner's expense for a period of 10 days, to determine whether the animal has rabies. The veterinarian shall make at least two examinations of the dog or cat, the first at the time the animal is placed under his care, and the second within the next 10 days thereafter.
B. 
The owner of such dog or cat, at the end of the examination period, shall present to the Health Officer, on forms furnished by the Health Officer, the findings of the veterinarian. The form shall be signed by the veterinarian.
C. 
If the dog or cat is found to be suffering from rabies, it shall be destroyed forthwith. If the owner of the animal which has bitten or mutilated any person refused to surrender it, the Health Officer or his agents may lawfully enter upon any premises where the dog or cat is located and may seize and impound the animal for the purposes of this section.
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.
A. 
Every physician shall, within 12 hours after his first professional attendance upon any person bitten by a dog or other animal, report to the police officer or Animal Control Officer the name, age, sex and precise location of the person so bitten.
B. 
When a physician is not in attendance of person bitten by an animal, then any person in charge of or in control of or responsible for the person bitten shall report the incident to the police, Health Officer, or Animal Control Officer and provide the same information as set out in this section.
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.