A person who has knowledge of an instance where a dog, cat or other animal has bitten, scratched, or attacked a person, or has exhibited signs of rabies, shall immediately report such occurrence to the chief of police or the animal control officer.
(1996 Code, sec. 2.610)
(a) 
It is the duty of the animal control officer to take possession of any dog, cat, or any other animal in the city which bites, scratches, or attacks a person, or exhibits symptoms of rabies, or may have been exposed to a rabid animal, and to place such animal in a veterinary clinic or the city animal shelter. Such animal shall be quarantined for a period of ten (10) days for the purpose of determining whether such animal is affected by rabies.
(b) 
At the discretion of the local health authority, such animal may be quarantined at the owner’s home or other suitable place. For purposes of this section, the local health authority shall mean the animal control officer of the city, the city health officer, or a professional entity with which the city has contracted to perform animal control services. If the city has contracted with an entity for animal control services, the entity, or its officer or employees, shall be designated as the local health authority for purposes of this section. Quarantine at the owner’s home is appropriate if:
(1) 
Such animal is securely chained or penned so that it cannot escape the control and custody of the owner; and
(2) 
The owner agrees that such animal may be inspected at reasonable times by the animal control officer.
(c) 
An owner commits an offense if he refuses to allow the animal control officer to inspect the quarantined animal.
(d) 
The provisions of chapter 826 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, to the extent it provides for rabies control by additional or more stringent regulations than this chapter, is hereby adopted, together with the standards adopted by the state board of health in connection therewith.
(1996 Code, sec. 2.611(b))