Sec. 3-30. Rabies—Confining or muzzling dogs.[96]
If at any time the mayor has cause to apprehend the existence
of rabies among the dogs in the territory over which the
city has police jurisdiction, it shall be lawful for him to
require, by proclamation, placarded in conspicuous places,
and published in one or more of the newspapers of the city,
that all dogs be confined to the premises of their owners or
effectively muzzled for such time as he may prescribe. During
such period the owners or keepers of all unmuzzled dogs,
if known, shall be summoned before the judge of the municipal
court to show cause why they should not be punished for
noncompliance with this section. If the owners or keepers are
not known, the dogs shall be caught by the police in as quiet
a manner as possible and confined forty-eight hours, at the
end of which time the judge of the municipal court shall
order them to be killed, if not redeemed by the owners or
some other person paying such fine as may be prescribed by
the judge, the fine not to exceed ten dollars in any case. No
policeman shall shoot any unmuzzled dog found at large, in
the street, unless necessary to protect the public. (Code 1959,
§ 3-26.)
