A. All dogs over six months of age must have a current rabies certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian. Proof of such immunization is required under HBC 6.08.010 before a dog may be licensed.

B. Every incident of a dog bite shall be promptly reported to the animal control officer by the dog’s owner or keeper or by an adult person who has knowledge of the bite. The dog shall thereafter be securely quarantined under the direction of the animal control officer or a licensed veterinarian. At the discretion of the animal control officer such quarantine may be on the premises of the owner or keeper, at the designated area animal shelter, or at the owner’s or keeper’s option and expense in a veterinarian hospital of choice. In the case of a stray dog, such quarantine shall be at the designated area animal shelter. Quarantine shall be for a period of 14 days.

C. An owner shall immediately surrender a dog which has bitten a human or which is suspected as having been exposed to rabies for supervised quarantine. The expense of the quarantine shall be borne by the owner or keeper. Upon payment of the quarantine fee the surrendered dog may be reclaimed by the owner or keeper if adjudged free of rabies and nondangerous after the supervised quarantine.

D. When a dog under quarantine has been diagnosed as being rabid or is suspected by a licensed veterinarian as being rabid, the dog shall immediately be euthanized and the head of such dog shall be iced and sent intact to the state health officer or a veterinarian designated by the health officer for pathological examination.

E. Upon receiving a positive diagnosis of rabies, the animal control officer may recommend to the mayor a borough-wide quarantine under HBC 6.08.050. Except as otherwise provided by emergency ordinance, if the mayor invokes a quarantine, no animal shall be permitted to be at large during the quarantine.

F. The carcass of a dead animal exposed to rabies shall, upon demand, be surrendered to the designated official.

G. The designated official shall direct the disposition of any animal found to be infected with rabies.

H. It shall be unlawful to fail or refuse to surrender any animal for quarantine or destruction as required by this section when demand is made therefor by the designated official.

I. Unless done in self-defense, it shall be unlawful to kill or cause to be killed any rabid animal, any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any animal biting a human, except as provided in this section. It shall be unlawful to remove such an animal from the borough without permission from the designated official. (Ord. 19-01-514 § 13)