§ 4-12. Isolation, quarantine, etc., of suspected rabid animal; impounding.

Any animal which has bitten a person, or which has been in intimate contact with a known or suspected rabid animal, or which is rabid or suspected of being rabid, shall be quarantined in a manner set forth by the health officer pursuant to sections 121575—121710 of the Health and Safety Code, and sections 2606—2606.6 of the California Code of Regulations, title 17. Either the public health director or the health officer may order such quarantine. If the animal is quarantined at the pound or other designated facility upon the order of the health officer or public health director, said animal may be redeemed by the owner at the end of the quarantine or isolation period upon payment of the cost of boarding and feeding such animal while so quarantined. Dogs quarantined pursuant to this section may be redeemed by the owner at the end of the quarantine or isolation period upon payment of all fees, including, but not limited to impoundment, boarding, licensing and vaccination fees. Dogs not redeemed within seventy-two (72) hours of the end of a quarantine or isolation period shall be deemed abandoned by the owner and shall become the property of the County of Butte for disposal or other disposition.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)