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Sec. 355. Confinement of dogs and cats.

All dogs and cats on the premises where scarlet fever, diphtheria,
smallpox, or any other disease as designated, exist, shall
be killed or placed in a detention cage in charge of the Chief of
Police until such animals and such houses have been disinfected
in a manner satisfactory to the Board of Health. The owner may,
himself, make such detention and disinfection of said animals as
shall be satisfactory to the Board of Health.