A. The owner shall pay in advance the estimated boarding fees for any animal impounded at the animal shelter for quarantine through the last date of the quarantine period. Any unused boarding fees will be refunded.

B. No person shall kill or cause to be killed any animal that has bitten a person resulting in a break to the skin and/or that has been exposed or potentially been exposed to rabies, except in defense of life and limb or to euthanize to prevent pain and suffering of the animal, nor remove same from the area without written permission from the Animal Control Manager. All efforts shall be made to save the head from the dead animal for rabies testing.

C. No person shall fail or refuse to surrender any animal for euthanasia and rabies testing when demand is made by an animal control officer if the animal is suspected of being infected with rabies.

D. In the event of a positive case of rabies, upon the recommendation of the Animal Control Manager, the Borough Mayor may put into effect such precautionary regulations as may be deemed necessary. Such precautionary regulations shall be made public by means of an intensive information campaign through local news media and other appropriate means. All additional regulations must be approved at a special meeting of the Borough Assembly. (Ord. 2017-27 § 9, 2017.)