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14 <br />person owns a potentially dangerous dog that will reside at the <br />property. <br /> <br /> 12-10.5. Sale. The owner of a potentially dangerous dog must <br />notify the purchaser that the Animal Control Authority has identified <br />the dog as potentially dangerous. The seller must also notify the <br />Animal Control Authority in writing of the sale and provide the <br />Animal Control Authority with the new owner’s name, address and <br />telephone number. <br /> <br />SECTION 13. QUARANTINE OF ANIMAL WHICH HAS BITTEN A PERSON <br />AND DESTRUCTION OF RABID ANIMALS. <br /> <br /> 13-1. Any dog or cat that has bitten a person and caused an abrasion or <br />puncture of the skin shall immediately be quarantined for a minimum of ten (10) <br />days. Such an animal may be confined by the owner or other responsible person <br />as required by the Animal Control Officer, if the dog or cat has a current rabies <br />certification. If such animal does not have a current rabies certification, the <br />animal shall be quarantined in an animal control facility obtained by the Animal <br />Control Officer. When the dog or animal is quarantined as stated above, it shall <br />be at the owner’s expense. A quarantine report must be completed by the <br />Animal Control Officer or a licensed veterinarian which must, at the end of the <br />quarantine period, detail the disposition of the dog. Stray animals that have <br />bitten a person shall be quarantined through the Animal Control Officer. <br /> <br /> 13-2. No law enforcement officer or other persons shall kill, or cause to be <br />killed, any domestic animal suspected of being rabid, except after the domestic <br />animal has been placed in a quarantine and visibility of the clinical signs of rabies <br />are made by a qualified veterinarian. <br /> <br /> 13-3. EXEMPTION. Police canines are exempt from the provisions of this <br />section. <br /> <br />SECTION 14. WILD OR EXOTIC ANIMALS. It shall be unlawful to keep any <br />wild or exotic animal within the limits of the Town of White Bear, except as <br />permitted pursuant to the provisions of this section. <br /> <br /> 14-1. EXCEPTIONS – PERMIT REQUIRED. <br /> <br />14-1.1. Any person desiring to keep a wild animal prohibited by this <br />Ordinance may apply for a temporary Wild Animal Permit from the Town <br />Board. Such permit may be issued for a period not to exceed thirty (30) <br />days and shall specify conditions under which such animals shall be kept. <br />Provided, however, that no such permit shall be issued unless such <br />prohibited wild animal is brought into the Town for entertainment , <br />exhibition, or show purposes only, or by persons keeping wild animals for