§ 8-81. Quarantine.

1.

The Chief of Animal Services shall ensure that all animals falling into the following categories shall be isolated or quarantined or destroyed and a rabies specimen taken at the Animal Control Center or at such other place and under such conditions as are prescribed by the Health Officer or authorized according to other applicable California State laws and regulations.

a)

Known rabid animals;

b)

Suspected rabid animals;

c)

Animals that have bitten or otherwise exposed a human to rabies; and

d)

Animals of a species subject to rabies which have been bitten by a known rabid or suspected rabid animal or have been in intimate contact with a known rabid or suspected rabid animal.

2.

In those circumstances where the bite or exposure to rabies occurred while the victim was on the property of the owner of the animal or when the victim is a member of the family or household of the owner, and when the animal is currently vaccinated against rabies and, as applicable, licensed as required by the provisions of this Chapter, the animal may, at the discretion of the Chief of Animal Services, be quarantined on the property of the owner provided the following:

a)

The owner of said animal can and does agree to ensure its confinement for the period of quarantine, and

b)

The owner agrees, upon demand of the Health Officer or the Chief of Animal Services during the period of quarantine to surrender the animal to the Chief of Animal Services, and

c)

The owner agrees to immediately notify the Chief of Animal Services if the animal escapes, becomes ill, or dies.

d)

It is unlawful for the owner or keeper of an animal to violate any of the conditions of isolation or quarantine prescribed by the Health Officer.

(Ord. No. 2012-002, § 1, 2-9-2012)