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§ 6-1 TITLE 10 — POLICE REGULATIONS § 6-4 Chapter 6 RABIES OR HYDROPHOBIA Sec. 6-1: Outbreak of Rabies; Dogs at Large Prohibited Sec. 6-2: Dogs Having Rabies Declared a Nuisance Sec. 6-3: Notice to be Published; Vaccination Sec. 6-4: Rabies Sec. 6-1. Outbreak of Rabies; Dogs at Large Prohibited. Whenever an outbreak of rabies occurs, or when rabies has been diagnosed, or a rabid dog or animal has been present in the City, it shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog, after the last publication of the notice provided for hereinafter, to permit the same to run or remain at large on any street or other public place in the City or on any premises not enclosed by a dog tight fence. Provided, a dog may be taken outside a dog tight fence when led by chain or leash in such manner as to prevent its biting any person or animal. It shall be the duty of every police and health officer to capture any dog running at large and not led by chain or leash, as in this Chapter provided. Sec. 6-2. Dogs Having Rabies Declared a Nuisance. Any animal afflicted with rabies or any animal bitten by a dog or other rabid animal suffering from rabies, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and such animal must be slain by the owner or veterinarian or any health or law enforcement officer; excepting that a permit may be issued to any owner exempting from slaughter any animal that has been bitten by a supposedly rabid animal, provided said owner agrees to securely restrain or muzzle said animal for a period of three months or will submit said animal to the Pasteur treatment. Sec. 6-3. Notice to be Published; Vaccination. A. 1. Upon an outbreak of rabies, when rabies has been diagnosed within the City or a rabid dog or animal has been found present, the City shall publish a notice to that effect in the official newspaper of the City for three successive days and for six weeks after the date of the last publication of said notice it shall be unlawful for any person to violate Code Section 10-6-1 herein contained; 2. The City shall have authority, when in its judgment an extension of said six weeks' time is necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this Chapter, by notice given in the manner provided herein, to extend said six weeks' period for an additional six weeks or such lesser time as the City shall deem necessary, and to further thereafter and in the same manner, continue said six weeks' or less period until the said quarantine herein provided for is unnecessary. B. Punishment under this Code shall not apply to any owner of a dog thirty (30) days after said animal has been vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian, a rabies vaccination tag affixed to said dog's collar by said veterinarian and a certificate of vaccination issued to the owner of said dog. Sec. 6-4. Rabies. A law enforcement officer or animal control officer shall have the authority to order the owner of any dog which has bitten any person in such a manner so as to cause an abrasion of the skin to subject such dog to the City Animal Shelter for quarantine for a period of ten (10) days. If such dog shall be determined free from rabies, the same shall be returned to the owner upon payment of the impound fee. If such fee is not paid, the dog shall be subject to disposal after proper notice is given to the owner, provided that the owner can be located. (Ords. 904, 4/2/51; 82-1480, 2/1/82; 8630, 11/86; 2000-20, 09/18/2000)