(1) Subject to subsections (b)(2) through (b)(4) of this section, while an animal is quarantined, its owner shall confine the animal indoors or in a secure enclosure so that it cannot leave his premises, or come in contact with persons or other animals. The animal may be taken outdoors for brief period to relieve itself, provided it is kept on a secure leash under the control of an adult. The animal may be kept under equally secure conditions at a veterinary hospital or boarding kennel of the owner’s choice. The owner shall inform the Animal Control Shelter where he is keeping the animal. Upon learning that a dog has bitten a human being, the Animal Control Officer shall immediately notify the Department of Health and Welfare and inform said state agency of the place where said dog is impounded. The City may contract with persons knowledgeable with care and handling of well and sick dogs for inspection of the said dog for the fourteen (14) days of confinement to determine whether such dog is infected with rabies. For this purpose, persons so designated by the City and the Animal Control Officer shall have access to the premises where the dog is kept at all reasonable hours, and may take possession of the dog and confine it in the designated dog pound of the City or other suitable place at the expense of the owner. The owner or persons in possession of harboring such dog under observation shall immediately notify the Department of Health and Welfare of the State of Alaska of any evidence of sickness or disease in the dog during its period of confinement and shall promptly deliver its carcass to the appropriate agency in the event of the animal’s death during the said period.

(2) No person may release an animal from quarantine without the written consent of the Chief Animal Control Officer. The Chief Animal Control Officer may require that an animal be inspected before releasing it from quarantine.

(3) No person may remove a quarantined animal from the City without notifying the Chief Animal Control Officer in writing at least 48 hours before the intended removal and obtaining the written consent of the Chief Animal Control Officer to the removal.

(4) The Chief Animal Control Officer may direct that a quarantined animal be confined at the Animal Control Shelter.