Sec. 10-128. - Biting of humans; quarantine procedures.

Every animal which bites a person shall be promptly reported to the animal control officer and shall thereupon be securely quarantined at the direction of the animal control officer or police officer for a period of no less than ten days, and shall not be released from such quarantine except by written permission from the chief of police or the animal control officer. At the discretion of the animal control officer, such quarantine may be on the premises of the owner or at the pound, or at the owner's option and expense, in a veterinary hospital of their choice. In case of stray animals, or of animals whose ownership is not known, such quarantine shall be at the town-designated animal shelter.

(Code 1982, § 4-13(d); Code 2003, § 10-128)