(a) 
Any person having knowledge that an animal capable of transmitting rabies has bitten or scratched a person, dog, cat or other animal shall immediately report the incident to the city’s animal care division. The report shall include, if known, the name and address of any victim, the name and address of the owner of the animal, and any other data which may aid in locating the victim or the animal.
(b) 
It shall be the duty of every physician or other practitioner to report to the animal care division the names and addresses of persons treated for bites or scratches inflicted by animals capable of transmitting rabies.
(c) 
Any veterinarian who clinically diagnoses rabies or any person who suspects rabies in a dog, cat or any other domestic or wild animal shall immediately report the incident to the animal care manager stating as precisely as possible where such animal may be found. If a known or suspected rabid animal bites or attacks a domestic animal such incident shall also be reported as required above.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-29; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 25, adopted 1/31/17)
(a) 
The owner of a dog or cat which has bitten, scratched or attacked a person, dog or other animal shall be notified of the incident and shall cause such animal to be immediately quarantined at the owner’s expense for a period of not less than ten (10) days in the city animal care facility or a veterinary hospital in the city operated by a duly licensed veterinarian. A fee shall be charged for each day of confinement at the animal care facility when an animal is under observation in bite cases. This boarding fee shall be assessed in accordance with section 4.10.001. Refusal or failure to produce said dog or other animal constitutes a violation of this section and each day of such refusal or failure shall constitute a separate individual violation.
(1) 
The animal care manager may authorize a dog or cat owner’s request for home quarantine subject to the following requirements:
(A) 
Secure facilities are available at the owner’s home;
(B) 
The animal has a current vaccination against rabies;
(C) 
The animal was not a stray or otherwise wandering loose or at-large when the bite occurred;
(D) 
A licensed veterinarian must examine the dog on the first day and last day of the ten (10) day quarantine period and the animal owner must show proof that a licensed veterinarian has examined the dog; and
(E) 
The animal care division must be advised immediately if the dog becomes sick or a change in its condition develops.
(2) 
If the above requirements are met, home quarantine may only be allowed under the following circumstances:
(A) 
The owner or owner’s spouse or child is the bite victim;
(B) 
The bite victim is an animal; or
(C) 
The bite victim or parent or guardian of a minor bite victim agrees to and signs an agreement form allowing home quarantine.
(3) 
Dogs owned by the city and used actively by the city police department in police work are exempt from the confinement requirements of this section if the bite incident occurs while the dog is actively involved in police work.
(4) 
Any person who is the keeper or has custody and control of an animal shall be deemed the owner for purposes of this section. If it is determined by a veterinarian that an animal shows the clinical signs of the disease of rabies, the animal care manager shall euthanize the animal.
(b) 
If the animal dies or is euthanized while in quarantine, the animal care manager shall remove the head or brain of the animal and submit it to the nearest department of state health services for testing. If a veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal does not show the clinical signs of rabies, the animal care manager shall release it to the owner following the quarantine period if:
(1) 
The owner has an unexpired rabies vaccination certificate for the animal; or
(2) 
The animal is vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian at the owner’s expense.
The owner of an animal that is quarantined under this section shall pay to the animal care division the reasonable costs of the quarantine and disposition of the animal as set out herein and the animal care manager may bring suit to collect those costs. The animal care manager shall euthanize an animal that the owner or custodian does not take possession of on or before the third day following the final day of the quarantine.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; Ordinance 85-77, sec. 1, adopted 8/6/85; Ordinance 92-51, sec. 1, adopted 7/14/92; 1978 Code, sec. 5-30; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 26, adopted 1/31/17)
Every owner of a dog, cat or ferret shall have such animal vaccinated against rabies by four (4) months of age. The animal must receive a booster within the twelve (12) month interval following the initial vaccination and then must be revaccinated against rabies once every three (3) years by a veterinarian duly licensed to practice in the state. There shall be a fee charged for vaccinations administered at the city animal care facility as provided for in section 4.10.001. Any person moving into the city shall comply with this section within thirty (30) days after relocation. To prevent improper vaccination of animals against and the accidental exposure of humans to rabies, killed virus rabies vaccine for animals shall be administered only by or under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed to practice in the state.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; Ordinance 06-048, sec. 3, adopted 8/22/06; 1978 Code, sec. 5-31; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 27, adopted 1/31/17; Ordinance 18-019, sec. 1, adopted 4/24/18)
The animal care manager shall have the right at any reasonable time to inspect any dog or cat to determine if such animal is vaccinated as required by this article and shall have the authority, with a warrant properly issued by a magistrate, to enter any premises for such purpose, and it shall be unlawful for any person to refuse entrance to the animal care manager or to impede, obstruct or exclude the animal care manager when attempting to enter such premises for the purpose of inspecting such dog or cat.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-32; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 28, adopted 1/31/17)
The owner or keeper of any dog or cat immunized against rabies shall procure a written certificate of vaccination on forms to be provided by a veterinarian giving an accurate description of the animal, the date of immunization and the name and address of the owner of such dog or cat, the certificate shall be signed by the veterinarian administering the vaccine. A metal tag will be issued bearing a number corresponding to the number placed on such certificate and with lettering showing immunization, that tag shall be attached to the collar or harness of the dog or cat for which it was issued and shall be worn in a conspicuous place on the collar or harness at all times. The tag issued shall be valid for three (3) years after the date of vaccination of the dog or cat to which issued and shall be nontransferable.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-33; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 29, adopted 1/31/17)
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any metal tag issued under the provisions of this article from any dog or cat without the written consent of the owner of such animal.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-34; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 30, adopted 1/31/17)
It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or harbors a vaccinated dog or cat to fail or refuse to exhibit his copy of the certificate of vaccination upon demand to any person charged with enforcement of this article.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-35; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 31, adopted 1/31/17)
Any person having knowledge of the existence of any animal known to have been or suspected of having been exposed to rabies must immediately report such knowledge to the animal care manager giving him any information which he may require. When any animal is known to have been or is suspected of having been exposed to rabies, the following rules shall be enforced by the animal care manager:
(1) 
Unvaccinated animals which have been bitten or directly exposed by physical contact with a rabid animal or its fresh tissue shall be:
(A) 
Euthanized; or
(B) 
If sufficient justification for preserving the animal exists, the exposed animal should be immediately vaccinated against rabies, placed in strict isolation for six (6) months and given a booster vaccination one (1) month prior to release from isolation at the owner’s expense.
(2) 
Vaccinated animals which have been bitten or otherwise significantly exposed to a rabid animal shall be:
(A) 
Euthanized; or
(B) 
If sufficient justification for preserving the animal exists, the exposed vaccinated animal shall be given a booster rabies vaccination and placed in strict isolation for three (3) months at the owner’s expense.
(3) 
These provisions apply only to domestic animals for which an approved rabies vaccine is available.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-36; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 32, adopted 1/31/17)