Whenever it is shown that any dog or other animal has bitten
any person or animal, or exhibits evidence of rabies, no owner or
person having custody or possession thereof, upon order of the animal
control officer or of the county health officer (or any other person
exercising the duties of health officer for the city), shall fail,
refuse, or neglect to quarantine such animal and keep it tied up or
confined for a period of not less than ten days for dogs and cats
and not less than fourteen days for other animals, or shall fail,
refuse, or neglect to allow the animal control officer or the health
officer or their deputies to make an inspection or examination thereof
at any reasonable time during such quarantine period. No such dog
or other animal shall be removed or released during the quarantine
period without the prior written permission of the animal control
officer or the health officer or their deputies. Unless otherwise
specified by the animal control officer or the health officer, such
animal shall be confined in an animal shelter or a veterinary hospital
at the owner's expense.
(Prior code § 5540; Ord. 910 § 2, 1971; Ord. 1291 § 5, 1987)
The head of an animal dying while under isolation in quarantine
shall be submitted to the laboratory of the county health department
for examination for rabies.
(Prior code § 5541; Ord. 910 § 2, 1971)
Whenever any person has knowledge of any animal biting a person
or other animal, that person shall report such bite immediately to
the animal control officer or health officer or their deputies. The
report shall state the name and address of the person bitten or of
the owner of the animal bitten, the time, date and place where such
person or animal was bitten and any other information requested by
the animal control officer or health officer or their deputies.
(Prior code § 5542; Ord. 910 § 2, 1971; Ord. 1291 § 6, 1987)
Whenever any animal is bitten by another animal, the owner or
person having possession of the bitten animal shall immediately quarantine
the animal and keep it quarantined until it is established to the
satisfaction of the animal control officer or health officer that
such animal does not have rabies. Such person shall keep said animal
confined and shall allow the animal control officer or health officer
or their deputies to make an inspection or examination thereof at
any reasonable time during such quarantine period. No animal under
quarantine shall be removed or released without the prior written
permission of the animal control officer or health officer. The animal
control officer or health officer may require such animal to be confined
in an animal shelter or veterinary hospital at the owner's expense.
(Prior code § 5543; Ord. 910 § 2, 1971; Ord. 1291 § 7, 1987)
If it appears to the animal control officer or to the health
officer that any dog or other animal has rabies, he may destroy such
animal forthwith, or hold such animal for further examination for
such time as he may consider advisable.
(Prior code § 5544; Ord. 910 § 2, 1971)
Whenever the county health officer (or any other person exercising
the duties of health officer for the city) determines that an epidemic
of rabies exists or is threatened, he shall have the authority to
take such measures as may be reasonably necessary to prevent the spread
of the disease, including the declaration of a quarantine against
any or all animals in any area of the city as he may determine and
define, for a period of not more than one hundred twenty days. An
additional or extended quarantine period may also be declared if the
same shall be deemed necessary by the health officer for the protection
and preservation of the public health, peace and safety. Any quarantine
declared under the provisions of this section other than as restricted
herein, shall be upon such conditions as the health officer may determine
and declare.
(Prior code § 5574; Ord. 910 § 2, 1971)
No owner or person in possession of a dog shall refuse to show
proof of rabies vaccination for such dog upon request of the animal
control officer or health officer.
(Ord. 1291 § 8, 1987)
