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Upon written notice by the county health officer, the owner or person having the control of any dog which has, within the preceding ten days, bitten any person or animal shall, upon demand, and in the discretion of the county health officer, follow one of the following procedures, he or she shall either

A. Confine such dog to his or her own premises; or

B. Surrender such dog to the poundmaster who shall impound and keep such dog at the public pound in a separate kennel for a period of not less than ten days; or

C. Surrender such dog to a licensed veterinarian as designated by the county health officer; or

D. Surrender the dog to the poundmaster for quarantine at any other location or facility designated and approved by the county health officer. If the dog is quarantined on the premises of the owner, the poundmaster may post a quarantine sign on such premises, and it shall be unlawful for any person to remove the sign during the term of such quarantine without the consent of the county health officer. Any quarantine provided in this section shall be for a term of not less than ten days unless otherwise specified by the county health officer. During the period it shall be the duty of the county health officer, upon being notified by the poundmaster that such dog has been impounded, to determine whether or not such dog is suffering from any disease. If a duly licensed veterinarian designated by the county health officer shall determine that such dog is diseased and by reason of such disease is dangerous to persons or to other animals, he or she shall so notify the poundmaster in writing, to destroy such dog. A copy of the notice may also be served upon the owner or person having control of such dog. If the veterinarian determines that such dog is not so diseased, and if the license required for such dog shall have been duly paid for the then current year, the poundmaster shall notify by mail the person to whom the license for such dog was issued and at the address from which the dog was surrendered to the poundmaster and shall, upon demand, release such dog to the owner or person lawfully entitled thereto, upon payment of any charges provided therefor, in accordance with the schedule approved by the city council, including expenses of quarantine and veterinary care; provided, however, that if no person lawfully entitled to such dog shall within three days after the date of giving the last mentioned notice, appear at the public pound and request the release of such dog, and pay the charges, such dog may be sold or destroyed by the poundmaster in the same manner as hereinbefore provided. (Prior code § 4113.1)