[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-61), 12-19-2012]
No owner of any dog, cat or other animal subject to rabies shall
abandon such animal in the City.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-62), 12-19-2012]
A.
Any
dog, cat or other animal which exhibits objective symptoms of rabies,
after written certification by the Health Officer to the owner, shall
be quarantined. The animal may be held for ten (10) calendar days
at the City's animal shelter for clinical observation, and, if alive
after this period, shall be returned to the owner after payment of
the shelter service fine provided for in this Article. The animal's
owner may alternatively elect to quarantine for a similar ten (10)
calendar day period. If such animal shall die during the observation
period, regardless of location, the head shall be removed and submitted
to a qualified laboratory for examination.
B.
Before an animal quarantined hereunder shall be returned to the owner, or if quarantined by the owner, before such quarantine shall be lifted, said animal shall be vaccinated as required under and in accordance with the procedures set out in Sections 205.220 and 205.360 of the Code of Ordinances, if such animal is not already vaccinated.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-63), 12-19-2012]
A.
Any
dog, cat or other animal which has been exposed to rabies shall immediately
be destroyed, unless the owner, at his expense, elects one (1) of
the following alternative methods:
1.
Strict isolation in a kennel or animal hospital for six (6) months.
2.
If no previous vaccination has been given to the animal within a
period of three (3) years with chicken embryo (Flury Strain) vaccine,
or within one (1) year using vaccine of nerve tissue origin, or if
another vaccine approved by the Health Officer was used and if the
effective protection limit of the last such vaccination has passed,
then the animal shall be placed on a schedule of immunizations approved
by the Health Officer.
3.
If an animal has been vaccinated previously with another vaccine
approved by the Health Officer within the duration of the vaccine's
effective protection as approved by the Health Officer, the animal
shall be revaccinated and restrained by a leash or confined at home
for thirty (30) days.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-64), 12-19-2012]
All dogs, cats and other animals under clinical observation
for rabies must fulfill all conditions of this Article prior to release.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-65), 12-19-2012]
A.
Any
person within the City having information or knowledge of any dog,
cat or other animal that:
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-66), 12-19-2012]
Any person destroying a dog, cat or other animal infected with
rabies or suspected of being infected with rabies shall immediately
notify the Health Department and shall surrender the carcass of such
animal upon demand. The owner or custodian of any such destroyed animal
shall immediately provide the Health Officer with full particulars
thereof, including the time, date, location, the names and addresses
of any person bitten by such animal, and also the name and address
of the owner or person having custody of any animal exposed to the
animal destroyed.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-67), 12-19-2012]
A.
Whenever
rabies becomes prevalent in any locality within the City subject to
this Section, the Health Officer shall recommend a quarantine order
affecting that portion of the City, or affecting the entire City,
according to the necessity of the case. The Mayor may issue a quarantine
order pursuant to such recommendation. The Health Officer, during
the first (1st) week after a quarantine order is issued, shall take
proper measures to inform the people of the City of the existence
of the quarantine order and of the penalties attached to the violation
of the quarantine order. A quarantine order shall direct that all
animals whether vaccinated and registered according to the provisions
of this Article or not, shall be confined in the home of the owner
of the animal, or tied up or placed on a leash under the direct physical
control of a competent person, not less than fifteen (15) years of
age. Any animal found otherwise, during such quarantine, shall be
impounded. Animals subject to rabies, which are impossible to capture
or impound, after the exercise of reasonable efforts and diligence,
shall be destroyed, if the Health Officer so designates.
B.
The
quarantine may be terminated by the City Aldermanic Board or the Health
Officer after the necessity therefor no longer exists. No quarantine
shall remain effective for more than six (6) months from the date
of the adoption of the quarantine order unless such quarantine order
is specifically extended by order of the City Aldermanic Board.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-68), 12-19-2012]
A.
No
dog, cat or other animal shall be kept in any way by its owner so
as to permit it to bite members of the public.
1.
The owner of any animal which bites any person, regardless of the circumstances, or irrespective of whether such animal is vaccinated or registered, shall be required to place such animal in the custody of the Health Officer for confinement in a manner satisfactory to the Health Officer and in a manner that will prevent contact with people and other animals for a period of ten (10) calendar days, following the evening of the day of the bite, for the purpose of clinical observation. If such animal develops clinical symptoms suggestive of rabies, it shall be allowed to die a natural death, or, if for any reason, such animal should die while in confinement, its head shall be removed by the veterinarian and submitted to a qualified laboratory. If, at the end of such ten (10) calendar day period, such animal is alive and healthy, it may be released to its owner upon payment of applicable fines. Before an animal confined hereunder shall be returned to the owner, said animal shall be vaccinated as required under and in accordance with the procedures set out in Sections 205.220 and 205.360 of the Code of Ordinances if such animal is not already vaccinated.
2.
All animals under clinical observation as the result of biting a
person must fulfill all other conditions of this Article prior to
release.
3.
It shall be the duty of any person bitten by any animal or the parent
or guardian of any minor bitten by an animal to report the same to
the City Health Officer immediately. Such report shall contain the
name and address of the owner and of the animal, the day and time
bitten, and location where bitten, and a general description of the
animal. The person bitten shall also make himself available so as
to permit viewing of the wound by the City Health Officer, his agents,
and all other concerned parties and persons.
4.
In any case where an animal has attacked or bitten a person in a
vicious manner, then such animal may be seized and impounded by City
enforcement personnel. In addition to any penalties which may be imposed
for violation of this Chapter, the Municipal Court may order such
animal to be euthanized.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-69), 12-19-2012]
It shall be the duty of every physician to report immediately
to the City Health Officer the full name, age and address of any person
under his care or observation who has been bitten by an animal irrespective
of whether infected with rabies or suspected of being infected with
rabies or not so infected or so suspected; and every veterinarian
treating or having under observation any animal infected with rabies,
or suspected of being rabid, or suspected of having been exposed to
rabies, shall report to the Health Officer the owner's name and address,
and the animal's vaccination-registration number.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-70), 12-19-2012]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to conceal an animal or interfere
with the Health Officer or persons designated by him, in the performance
of their legal duties, as provided in this Article. The Health Officer
or persons designated by him shall have the right of entry onto any
unenclosed lots or lands for the purpose of collecting any animal
which is on such lot or land in violation of this Article and whose
presence on such lot or land constitutes a violation of any of the
provisions of this Article. The Health Officer or his duly appointed
representative shall have the right of entry to any property or premises
within any quarantined area during the period of a quarantine for
the purpose of examining or obtaining any dog, cat or other animal
suspected of having rabies, having been exposed to rabies, or having
bitten a person or other animal.
B.
No
person shall refuse to deliver up to the Health Officer any animal
subject to rabies, which such person owns, when requested to do so
under the provisions of this Article.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-71), 12-19-2012]
A.
The Health Officer is authorized to and shall have and perform the following duties in cases involving violations of this Article as specified in Section 205.450.
1.
Maintain records of all violations of the provisions of this of which
each or any person has been guilty during the preceding twenty-four
(24) months whether such guilt was established by a finding of guilty
in court or by a plea of guilty in court or by payment of a fine to
the Health Officer by an individual charged with violation of this
Article.
2.
Whenever any person charged with an offense which is payable at City
Hall and shall fail to appear and pay his fine within five (5) days,
the Health Officer shall cause a complaint to be filed against such
person for such violation in the Municipal Court of the City.
3.
File copies of the records with the Police Department of the City
of all cases involving violations of the provisions of this Article,
irrespective of the finding of guilt or other disposition of the supposed
violations.
4.
Oversee the humane euthanization of animals pursuant to the specific
granting provisions of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 800-12 §1(4-72), 12-19-2012; Ord. No. 804-13, 1-16-2013]
A.
Any
person violating any provisions of this Article shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than ninety
(90) days, or both.
1.
Any person charged with the violation of Section 205.510 relating to animal bites will be subject to a fine. Said fine shall be established from time to time by the City Aldermanic Board and adopted by resolution and shall include the cost to place such animal in the custody of the Health Officer for confinement, plus the impound fee for each day the animal is impounded. This impound fee shall be established from time to time by the City Aldermanic Board and adopted by resolution.
2.
The City Collector shall accept payment of designated fines, penalties
and issue receipts therefor.
