(a) 
Every owner of a dog or cat four months of age or older shall have such animal vaccinated against rabies not less than annually. All dogs or cats vaccinated at four months of age or older shall be revaccinated at one year of age and annually thereafter. Any person moving into the city from a location outside of the city shall comply with this section within ten (10) days after having moved into the city. If the dog or cat has inflicted a bite on any person, or another animal, within the last ten (10) days, the owner of said dog or cat shall report such fact to a veterinarian and no rabies vaccine shall be administered until after a ten-day observation period.
(b) 
Certificate of vaccination.
Upon vaccination, the veterinarian shall execute and furnish to the owner of the dog or cat, as evidence thereof, a certificate upon a form furnished by the veterinarian. The veterinarian shall retain a duplicate copy. Such certificate shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the vaccinated dog or cat;
(2) 
The date of vaccination;
(3) 
The type of rabies vaccine used;
(4) 
The year and number of rabies tags; and
(5) 
The breed, age, color and sex of the vaccinated dog or cat.
(c) 
Tag.
Concurrent with the issuance and delivery of the certificate of vaccination referred to in subsection (b) above, a metal certificate of vaccination with the year of vaccination, a certificate number and the name, address and phone number of the vaccinating veterinarian must be securely attached to a collar or harness that must be worn by the dog or cat at all times.
(d) 
Duplicate tags.
In the event of loss or destruction of the original tag provided in subsection (c) above, the owner of the animal shall obtain a duplicate tag. The vaccination certificates (and tags) shall be valid only for the animal for which it was originally issued.
(e) 
Proof.
It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or harbors a vaccinated animal to fail or refuse to exhibit his copy of the certificate of vaccination upon demand to any person charged with the enforcement of this article.
(f) 
Harboring unvaccinated animals.
It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor any dog, cat, or any other animal which has not been vaccinated against rabies, as provided herein, or which cannot be identified as having a current vaccination certificate.
(g) 
Animals exposed to rabies.
Any person having knowledge of the existence of any animal known to have been or reasonably believed to have been exposed to rabies must immediately report such knowledge to any peace officer or animal control officer, giving any information which may be required. For any animal known to have been or reasonably believed to have been exposed to rabies, the following is required:
(1) 
Animals having current vaccination must be revaccinated immediately and confined according to the method prescribed by any peace officer or animal control officer for a period of not less than ninety (90) days.
(2) 
An animal not having a current vaccination shall be humanely euthanized unless the owner of such animal elects, at his expense and in a manner prescribed by any peace officer or animal control officer, to quarantine the animal. Such animal must be vaccinated immediately following exposure and quarantined for not less than six (6) months. A revaccination shall be done one (1) month prior to release from quarantine.
(1995 Code, sec. 2.401; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Any person having knowledge of any animal bite or scratch to a human that the person could reasonably foresee as capable of transmitting rabies or of an animal that the person suspects is rabid, shall report the incident or animal to any peace officer or animal control officer. The report shall include the name and address of any victim and of the owner of the animal, if known, and any other data which may aid in the locating of the victim or the animal.
(b) 
The incident and animal shall be reported to any peace officer or animal control officer, as soon as possible, but no later than twenty-four (24) hours from the time of the incident.
(c) 
Any peace officer or animal control officer will investigate each bite incident, utilizing standardized reporting forms provided by the state department of health services.
(d) 
Human bites from rodents, rabbits, birds, and reptiles are excluded from the reporting requirements.
(1995 Code, sec. 2.501; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
When a dog or cat or another animal has bitten, or scratched a human, or when any peace officer or animal control officer has probable cause to believe an animal is rabid, the owner of such animal shall produce the animal for ten (10) days’ confinement at the owner’s expense. Refusal to produce said dog, cat, or other animal, constitutes a violation of this section, and each day of such refusal constitutes a separate violation. The ten-day observation period will begin on the day of the bite incident. The animal must be placed in the animal control facilities specified for this purpose, or any other facilities meeting the state requirements or a facility as designated by the mayor or his designee. However, the owner of the animal may request permission from any peace officer or animal control officer for home quarantine if the following criteria can be met:
(1) 
Secure facilities must be available at the home of the animal’s owner, and must be approved by any peace officer or animal control officer;
(2) 
The animal was currently vaccinated against rabies;
(3) 
Any peace officer or animal control officer or a licensed veterinarian must observe the animal at least on the first and last days of the quarantine period. If the animal becomes ill during the observation period, any peace officer or animal control officer must be notified by the person having possession of the animal. At the end of the observation period, the release from quarantine must be accomplished in writing; and
(4) 
The animal was not in violation of any laws at the time of the bite.
(b) 
If the animal cannot be maintained in a secured quarantine it shall be humanely destroyed and the brain submitted to a department of state health services certified laboratory for rabies diagnosis.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to interrupt the ten-day observation period.
(d) 
No wild animal will be placed in quarantine. All wild animals involved in biting incidents will be humanely euthanized in such manner that the brain is not mutilated. The brain shall be submitted to a department of state health services certified laboratory for rabies diagnosis.
(1995 Code, sec. 2.502; Ordinance adopting Code)