§ 18-71. Dog and cat bites; reported by owner; quarantine and impoundment; examination.

Whenever any dog or cat bites a person, the owner of such dog or cat shall immediately notify the county health department which shall order the dog or cat held on the owner's premises or shall have it impounded for a period of two weeks. The dog or cat shall be examined immediately after it has bitten anyone and again at the end of the two-week period. If, at the end of two weeks, a veterinarian is convinced that the dog or cat is free from rabies, the dog or cat shall be released from quarantine or from the pound as the case may be. If the dog or cat dies prior to its release, its head shall be sent to the state department of health for examination for rabies.

(Code 1974, § 6-28)