§ 7-110. Destruction of animals and rabid animal investigation.

(a)

If any dangerous, fierce, or vicious dog, cat or other animal believed involved in an incident (as the term "incident" is used in sections 7-107 and 7-108) cannot be safely captured or prevented from escaping by usual means, such animal may be slain by a police officer or animal control director.

(b)

In all cases where such animal may have exposed a person to rabies and is slain before the completion of the observation period stipulated for the species by the director of health, it shall be the duty of any person slaying such animal to forthwith deliver or cause to be delivered all the remains of such animal to the director of animal control. If the animal is slain by a police officer, the officer shall contact the director of animal control to arrange pickup of the remains. Particular care shall be taken to preserve the head of the slain animal. A departure from this procedure must be requested of and authorized by the director of health.

(Code 1988, § 7-64; Ord. No. O-22-03, § 1, 6-5-2003)