A person having knowledge of an animal bite or scratch to an
individual that the person could reasonably foresee as capable of
transmitting rabies, or knowledge of an animal that is reasonably
suspected to be rabid, shall report such knowledge immediately to
the police department or animal control. An animal that is lacking
proof of current vaccination for rabies at the time [such animal]
bites a person is presumed to be under suspicion of rabies.
Any owned dog or cat which has bitten or scratched a person shall be observed for a period of ten (10) days from the date of the bite. The procedure and place will be designated by the investigating officer, in compliance with state law. If the dog or cat is not confined on the owner’s premises, confinement shall be by impoundment in a certified quarantine facility. Such confinement shall be at the owner’s expense. If it is determined that a quarantined animal shows the clinical signs of the disease of rabies, it shall be humanely destroyed, or if an animal dies while in quarantine, a veterinarian shall remove its head and submit it to the department of state health services for testing at the owner’s expense. The owner of any dog or cat that has been reported to have inflicted a bite on any person shall on demand produce the dog or cat for impoundment, as prescribed in this article. Home quarantine as defined in section 2.01.001 may be allowed only in those incidents where permitted by state law and agreed to by animal control. Refusal to produce such dog or cat constitutes a violation of this article, and each day of such refusal shall constitute a separate and individual violation.
