If it appears to the city health officer or officer representative, upon an examination, that any dog or other animal has rabies, (s)he shall cause such animal to be destroyed forthwith.
(Prior code § 5-8; Ord. 4528, 1997)
A. 
Any person having knowledge of the whereabouts of an animal known to have or suspected of having rabies shall report the facts immediately to the health officer or officer's representative. The health officer shall likewise be notified when any person is bitten by an animal of a species subject to rabies, whether or not the animal is suspected of having rabies.
B. 
Any rabid animal, clinically suspected rabid animal, or biting dog or cat shall be isolated in strict confinement in a place and manner approved by the health officer. Dogs and cats must be observed for ten days, commencing the day after the occurrence, while other animals must be observed at least fourteen days.
C. 
The health officer may approve an alternative to the ten-day isolation for dogs and cats and allow the dog or cat to be observed in strict isolation under proper care by a licensed veterinarian and be released from isolation after a thorough physical examination is completed by the veterinarian on the fifth day or more after the infliction of the bite. The veterinarian must certify that there are no clinical signs or symptoms of the disease. The owner of the dog or cat shall assume any and all charges for this alternative.
(Prior code § 5-9; Ord. 4031 § 2, 1987; Ord. 4528, 03/11/97)
Whenever it is shown that any dog or other animal has bitten any person or animal, or is suspected of having bitten any person or animal the owner or person having custody or possession of such biting dog or other animal shall, upon order of the city health officer, quarantine it and keep it tied up or confined for a period not to exceed fourteen days, and shall allow the health officer or officer's representative to make an inspection or examination of such dog or other animal at any time during such period; provided, that upon the request of the owner, who shall assume any charges therefor, any dog or other animal with a valid vaccination may be confined by a licensed veterinary for observation, and a written release from such veterinary shall be required.
(Prior code § 5-10; Ord. 4528, 03/11/97)
Whenever any animal is bitten by an animal having rabies, the owner or person having the custody or possession of the animal so bitten shall immediately notify the health officer and shall restrain or confine such animal so as to make it impossible for such animal to bite any other animal or person.
The animal shall then be quarantined in a place and manner approved by the health officer for a period of six months or destroyed, with the exception that the following alternatives are permitted in the case of dogs or cats as follows:
A. 
If a dog over one year of age has been vaccinated against rabies within thirty-six months, but not less than thirty days, with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by the State Department of Health Services for a maximum immunity duration of at least thirty-six months, the dog may be revaccinated immediately (within forty-eight hours) in a manner prescribed by the State Department of Health Services and quarantined in a place and manner approved by the health officer for a period of thirty days following revaccination.
B. 
If a dog under one year of age has been vaccinated against rabies within twelve months, but not less than thirty days, with a rabies vaccine of a type approved by the State Department of Health Services, the dog may be revaccinated immediately (within forty-eight hours) in a manner prescribed by the State Department of Health Services and quarantined in a place and manner approved by the health officer for a period of thirty days.
C. 
If a cat has been vaccinated within one year but not less than thirty days with an annual type feline rabies vaccine, or if a cat has been vaccinated under one year of age with a thirty-six-month type of feline rabies vaccine within twelve months, but not less than thirty days, the cat may be revaccinated immediately (within forty-eight hours) in a manner prescribed by the State Department of Health Services and quarantined in a place and manner approved by the health officer for a period of thirty days following revaccination.
D. 
If a cat over one year of age has been vaccinated against rabies and has been vaccinated within thirty-six months, and more than thirty days, with a thirty-six-month type of feline rabies vaccine, the cat may be revaccinated immediately (within forty-eight hours) in a manner prescribed by the State department of Health Services and quarantined in a place and manner approved by the health officer for a thirty-day period following revaccination.
(Prior code § 5-11; Ord. 4031 § 2, 1987)
The health officer or representative shall have the power to quarantine any animal bitten or suspected of having been bitten by a rabid animal for a period of six months, or order it destroyed. The city shall be entitled to a fee established by city council resolution from the owner of any animal quarantined, and a further daily sum as may be established by city council resolution for feeding and caring for such animal each day such animal is quarantined. Any fees incurred for veterinary services shall be paid by the owner or authorized custodian.
(Prior code § 5-12; Ord. 4031 § 2, 1987; Ord. 4528, 03/11/97)
Immunization or vaccination with the canine rabies vaccine, one injection or other approved method, may be performed by the health officer, officer's representative or any duly qualified, licensed physician or veterinarian.
(Prior code § 5-27; Ord. 4528, 03/11/97)