ARTICLE IV. RABIES CONTROL

Sec. 4-71. Emergency ordinance requiring confinement or restraint of dogs or
                   cats when rabid animal at-large.

When there is a sufficient reason to believe that a rabid animal is at-large, the board of supervisors shall have the power to pass an emergency ordinance, that shall become effective immediately upon passage, requiring owners of all dogs and cats in the county to keep the same confined on their premises, unless leashed under restraint of the owner in such a manner that persons or animals will not be subject to the danger of being bitten thereby. Any such emergency ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be operative for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, unless renewed by the board of supervisors. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of any such ordinance.

(Ord. No. 03-19, 6/17/03)