Code of Ordinances

(A) Any per­son hav­ing knowl­edge that any per­son has been bit­ten by an ani­mal shall imme­di­ate­ly noti­fy the Admin­is­tra­tor or, if the Admin­is­tra­tor is not a vet­eri­nar­i­an, the Deputy Administrator.

(B) It is unlaw­ful for the own­er of any ani­mal which has bit­ten a per­son to euth­a­nize, sell, give away, or oth­er­wise dis­pose of any ani­mal known to have bit­ten a per­son, until it is released by the Admin­is­tra­tor or, if the Admin­is­tra­tor is not a vet­eri­nar­i­an, the Deputy Admin­is­tra­tor, or his autho­rized representative.

(C) It is unlaw­ful for the own­er of any ani­mal which has bit­ten a per­son to refuse or fail to com­ply with the rea­son­able writ­ten or print­ed instruc­tions made by the Admin­is­tra­tor or, if the Admin­is­tra­tor is not a vet­eri­nar­i­an, the Deputy Admin­is­tra­tor, or his autho­rized rep­re­sen­ta­tive.  Any vio­la­tion of this sub­sec­tion (C) shall result in imme­di­ate impound­ment of such animal.