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A. Any person having knowledge that any animal capable of transmitting rabies has bitten a human being within the city shall immediately report the fact to the animal control officer and shall furnish complete information thereof.

B. The animal control officer shall ensure that all animals falling into the following categories shall be isolated or quarantined at the place and under the conditions prescribed by the health officer and pertinent to state laws and regulations:

1. Known rabid animals;

2. Suspected rabid animals;

3. Animals that have bitten or otherwise exposed a human being to rabies;

4. Animals, of a species subject to rabies, which have been bitten.

C. It is unlawful for the owner or keeper of an animal to violate any of the conditions of isolation or quarantine prescribed by the health officer, or the animal control officer or their duly authorized representatives. (Ord. 87-2 § 12, 1987)