(a) 
Report of animal biting or scratching person.
Any person that is bitten or scratched or has knowledge of another person that is bitten or scratched by an animal in the city limits and reasonably believes that such bite or scratch could transmit rabies shall immediately report the incident to the ACO.
(b) 
Report of animal suspected of having rabies.
Any person that suspects an animal has rabies in the city limits shall immediately report the animal to the ACO.
(c) 
Contents of reports.
The reports required under subsections (a) and (b) shall include the name and address of any victim and of the animal’s owner, if known, and any other data which may aid in locating the victim or the animal.
(1995 Code, sec. 170.021(a)–(c))
The owner of an animal within the city limits that is bitten by another animal, that knows or suspects that his or her animal is rabid or has exposed a person or another animal to rabies, or to whom these conditions have been reported, shall, upon learning of such condition or exposure:
(1) 
Immediately confine their animal;
(2) 
Promptly notify the ACO of the place of confinement and the reasons for the confinement;
(3) 
Prevent their animal from coming into contact with any other person or animal; and
(4) 
Submit their animal for quarantine to the ACO.
(1995 Code, sec. 170.021(d))
(a) 
At the request and expense of the animal’s owner, and with the consent of a veterinarian, quarantines required by this article may be conducted at facilities maintained by, and under the supervision of, a veterinarian other than the contract veterinarian if the veterinarian submits written reports to the ACO as to the animal’s health on the initial day of the quarantine and on the fifth (5th) and tenth (10th) days thereafter.
(b) 
If the veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal does not show the clinical signs of rabies or other zoonose disease dangerous to human beings or animals, the animal may be released to its owner following the quarantine period if:
(1) 
The owner has an unexpired rabies vaccination certificate for the dog or cat; or
(2) 
The dog or cat is vaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian at the owner’s expense.
(c) 
The veterinarian shall not release any animal under this section until the ACO receives a certificate signed by the veterinarian certifying that in his or her professional opinion the animal is free of transmissible rabies, and, if such animal is a dog or cat, that it has been given any and all required rabies vaccinations.
(d) 
In the event any veterinarian confines any animal under the provisions of this section, and the owner of such animal fails or refuses to claim the animal or fails to have any required vaccinations within three days of the expiration of the quarantine period, the veterinarian shall release such animal into the custody of the city to be delivered to the contract veterinarian to be handled and disposed of in accordance with state law.
(e) 
If the veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal shows the clinical signs of rabies, he or she shall report such fact to the ACO, who shall authorize the humane destruction of the animal.
(f) 
If an animal dies or is destroyed while in quarantine, the ACO shall authorize the removal of the head or brain of the animal for submission to the state department of health laboratory for testing.
(1995 Code, sec. 170.021)
Any animal exposed to rabies shall be handled in one of the following manners:
(1) 
Humane destruction with notification to, or under the supervision of, the ACO;
(2) 
If not currently vaccinated, quarantined by a veterinarian for at least six (6) months immediately following the date of such exposure; or
(3) 
If currently vaccinated, immediately revaccinated and quarantined by a veterinarian for at least a thirty-day period immediately following the date of such exposure.
(1995 Code, sec. 170.022)