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MAY -06 -99 05:15 AM P.13 <br /> provide within proof of vaccination and pertinent insurance <br /> information when warranted or requested. <br /> D. It shall be the duty of any veterinarian to repon <br /> to the Rabies Control Authority of City their diagnosis of any animal <br /> observed by them to be a rabies suspect. <br /> E. The police are hereby authorized to take into <br /> possession any animal suspected of having rabies following a bite <br /> inflicted to any person, and have the animal destroyed in a humane <br /> manner for the purpose of determining whether the animal is <br /> in fact, a rabies carrier, The City and/or its agents shall not be <br /> held liable for the destruction of such animal when the animal has <br /> inflicted injury upon any person and the City and/or its agents <br /> act in good faith to protect the public. <br /> F. Biting Animals to be Quarantined - whenever <br /> an animal has bitten a person, or whenever a suspected or known <br /> rabid animal is picked up by an animal control officer or police <br /> officer, such animal shall be confined for a minimum of ten (10) <br /> days of follows: <br /> !) Upon proof of current rabies vaccination the <br /> animal control officer or police may authorize .� <br /> the confinement of the animal at the owner's <br /> residence, provided that the animal shall not be <br /> permitted to come into contact with other animals <br /> or persons, and provided further that the animal <br /> be muzzled and on a leash not to exceed six (6) <br /> feet in length, when removed from the place of <br /> confinement. <br /> 2) If no proof of current vaccination is provided <br /> or if the animal control officer or police do not <br /> consent to confinement at the owner's residence, <br /> the animal shall be confined at the animal control <br /> facility for the entire ten (10) day period at the <br /> owners expense. <br /> 3) An animal under confinement may not be <br /> -129i- <br /> Amended Section 10.10 Ord. 97-02 114.97 <br /> Publication. Quad 11.18.97 <br />