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. (b) The court may either order the dog destroyed in a humane manner; or order the owner to remove it from the City; or order the owner to keep it confined to a designated place. If the owner violates such order, any police officer or local animal control officer may impound the dog and comply with the court order. SEC. 5.5-8. MUZZLING PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR. Whenever the prevalence of rabies renders such action necessary to protect the public health and safety, the Mayor shall issue a proclamation ordering every dog owner to confine the dog on the owners premises unless it lS muzzled so that it cannot bite. No person shall violate such proclamation, and any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time fixed in the proclamation shall be impounded and humanely_destroyed by the police or local animal control officer without notice to the owner. (Ord. No. 198 15, 6-27-77) SEC. 5.5-9. QUARANTINE OF ANIMAL WHICH HAS BITTEN A PERSON; DESTRUCTION OF RABID ANIMALS. (a) Any dog or cat that has bitten a person and caused an . abrasion or puncture of the skin shall immediately be quarantined for a minimum of ten(10) days. Such an animal shall be confined by the owner or other responsible person as required by the local animal control agency. When the dog or animal is quarantined as stated above, it shall be at the owner1s expense. A quarantine report must be completed by the local animal control agency or licensed veternarian which must at the end of the quarantine period detail the disposition of the dog. Stray animals that have bitten a person shall be quarantined through the local animal control agency. Dogs that are involved in two (2) or more bites are subject to section 5.5-7. (b) No law enforcement officer or other person shall kill, or cause to be killed, any domestic animal suspected of being rabid, except after the domestic animal has been placed in quarantine and a visibility of the clinical signs of rabies made. (Ord. No. 295, 3-28-94) .