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(Ord. XXXXXX) § 5.034 BITING ANIMALS; REPORT; PROCEDURE. (a) Owner or harborer of any animal which has bitten a person or another animal must report the incident to the Department of Animal Care & Control and immediately make the animal available for quarantine. Upon receiving the report of a bite, Department of Animal Care & Control will quarantine the animal for 10 days with the place of confinement to be in the discretion of the Department of Animal Control. During the quarantine period, the animal is to be securely confined and kept from contact with any other animal or person. (b) During the quarantine period, the owner must provide a current rabies vaccination certificate for his or her cat or dog that is being quarantined. If proof of vaccination cannot be supplied, the animal will be vaccinated by a veterinarian at the owner's expense before after release, and the owner must provide ACC with name, address and phone number of the veterinarian performing the rabies vaccination, which will be verified before the animal can be released to the owner . (1.)If the animal is quarantined at the shelter, a microchip shall be implanted in it prior to its release from quarantine. The animal shall be registered for its life with the Department of Animal Control. The cost of the implant shall be at the owner's expense before release. (2.)If the animal is quarantined in a place other than the shelter, as determined by the Department Of Animal Control, a microchip shall be implanted in it within 30 days following the animal's release from quarantine. The animal shall be registered for its life with the Department of Animal Control. The cost of the implant and registry shall be at the owner's expense. (3.)The microchip, used for these quarantine provisions, shall be numbered. This number will provide entry into a data base that contains the animal's bite history. The microchip shall be contained in a sterilized implanting device and shall be individually packaged. (4.)The microchip and its corresponding registration history shall be considered prima facie evidence for any future dangerous animal determination in accordance with § 5.033, dangerous animals. (c) No person other than an Animal Control Officer or veterinarian shall kill or cause to be killed any animal suspected of being rabid except in cases of immediate self-protection. If that occurs, the person will retain the body and immediately notify the Department of Animal Control. (d) Violations of these quarantine provisions shall constitute a Class A offense and may subject the responsible party to civil penalties under § 5.999. (Ord. XXXXXX) Exotic Animals and Native Wildlife § 5.035 (a) No wild or exotic animal shall be kept within the city without the necessary state and/or federal permits. (b) No person shall keep, shelter, harbor, buy, sell, or trade within the city a dangerous wild animal or a dangerous exotic animal as defined in this chapter except as provided in division (c) below. (c) This section shall not apply to permitted zoological parks or zoos, educational, or medical institutions. (d) Any animal found in violation of this section may be seized immediately. (e) The animal will be held in protective custody for seven calendar days to allow an owner to locate a new and appropriate owner or housing for the animal outside the city limits. If no arrangements have been made in seven calendar days the animal will become the property of the city and disposition may be made at that time. (f) Costs. The owner of any animal, which is impounded and/or euthanized or relocated under this section, shall be held responsible for payment of any expenses so incurred by the Department of Animal Control. Fees will be paid prior to release or relocation of the animal.