It shall be the duty of every physician or other practitioner or medical facility to report to the animal control department the names and addresses of persons treated for bites or scratches inflicted by animals, together with such other information as will be helpful in rabies control.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.065)
(a) 
Killing or removal prohibited.
No person shall kill or cause to be killed any rabid animal, any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any animal which has bitten a human or is suspected of having bitten a human, except as herein provided, nor remove same from the city limits without permission from the animal control department.
(b) 
Surrender of carcass of dead animal.
The carcass of any dead animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies shall upon demand be surrendered to the animal control department.
(c) 
Disposition of animal determined rabid.
The animal control department shall direct the disposition of any animal found to be infected with rabies.
(d) 
Compliance with orders of animal control department.
No person shall fail or refuse to surrender any animal for quarantine, destruction, or disposal as required herein when demand is made by the animal control department.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.066)
(a) 
Upon being presented a sworn affidavit that a dog or a cat has bitten or scratched a person, the animal control officer shall quarantine the dog or cat so identified for a period of ten days.
(b) 
Quarantine shall be at the following places:
(1) 
Dogs or cats of unknown ownership will be quarantined at the dog or cat shelter.
(2) 
A licensed veterinarian hospital at the expense of the owner, upon the owner’s request.
(3) 
Home quarantine is permissible when the city’s police authority agrees that home quarantine is warranted and believes the following requirements are satisfied:
(A) 
The owner of the dog or cat is a resident of the city and agrees to keep the dog or cat at his residence in the city;
(B) 
The dog or cat was properly restrained at the time the bite occurred; and
(C) 
The dog or cat was properly protected by rabies vaccination.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.067)
Upon the demand made by the animal control department, it shall be unlawful for the owner to fail to surrender any dog or cat which has bitten or scratched a human or which is suspected of having been exposed to rabies, for quarantine, which expenses shall be borne by the owner
(1997 Code, sec. 90.068)
The quarantined dog or cat may be reclaimed by the owner if adjudged free of rabies, and upon payment of the fees set forth in section 2.02.001 and upon compliance with the vaccination provisions set forth in section 2.02.002.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.069)
(a) 
When a dog or a cat under quarantine, diagnosed by a licensed veterinarian as being rabid or suspected of being rabid, dies while under observation, the animal control department shall immediately send the head of such dog or cat to the health department for a pathological examination. The animal control department shall notify the proper health officer of reports of human contacts, and then diagnosis shall be made of the suspected dog or cat after the pathological examination has been made.
(b) 
When a dog or a cat bites or scratches a person so that the city health officer believes that the quarantine observation period cannot be observed because of danger of developing rabies, the city health officer shall order that the animal control department immediately forward the dog’s or cat’s head for pathological examination.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.070)
(a) 
The owner of the quarantined suspect dog or cat shall pay all fees incident to the quarantine prior to release of the dog or cat from quarantine by the veterinarian, with the following exceptions:
(1) 
Should a dog or cat bite or scratch a person while such dog or cat is vaccinated against rabies and registered with the city within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the bite or scratch incident, and is properly confined or restrained on the premises of the owner, as required by other sections of this chapter, the person so bitten or scratched by the dog or cat shall be liable, in advance, for all fees incident to said veterinary examination and quarantine, provided the person so bitten or scratched was on the property without the actual or implied consent of the owner and the person bitten demands quarantine. Otherwise, no quarantine is required, unless ordered by the animal control department, in which case the dog or cat shall be quarantined at the facilities of the animal control department at no expense to the owner.
(2) 
Should any dog or cat bite or scratch the owner or a member of his immediate family, such dog or cat may be quarantined at the home of the owner without regard to vaccination, registration, or restraint status of said dog or cat at the time of the incident, provided the veterinary examination of said dog or cat at the beginning of the quarantine period reveals no reason to suspect the presence of rabies in said dog or cat. Should there be any doubt as to the rabies status of said dog or cat by the examining veterinarian, then quarantine shall be accomplished by one of the methods described in this article, or the dog or cat destroyed as described herein. Said dog or cat must be examined at the conclusion of the quarantine by a veterinarian and all other portions of this chapter shall apply.
(b) 
In the event the owner of a suspect dog or cat is unknown, said dog or cat shall be considered a stray and it shall be quarantined at the city pound. Should a person subsequently appear and claim said dog or cat, then said person shall be considered as the owner and be liable for all fees incident to the quarantine as described herein. If all fees are not paid within three days following the quarantine period at the city pound, said dog or cat may be sold or destroyed by the poundmaster.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.071)
(a) 
A city-wide quarantine may be invoked for a period of 30 days by the city council upon the recommendation of the animal control department after it has been notified by the city health officer of a positive diagnosis of rabies of a dog or cat or after an investigation has determined there exists an immediate threat of rabies.
(b) 
In the event there are additional positive cases of rabies occurring within the 30-day period of city-wide quarantine, such period of quarantine shall be extended for an additional reasonable period of time.
(c) 
During such period of city-wide rabies quarantine, every dog or cat bitten by a rabid animal shall be dealt with in accordance with the Compendium of Animals as advised by the city veterinarian.
(d) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to take or permit any dog or cat in the streets or any other public place during the period of quarantine.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.072)