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Section 4-48. Kennel dogs. The owner of a kennel shall securely fasten the license tag issued pursuant to this division to the kennel enclosure in full view and keep one of the identification plates pro- vided therewith attached to a collar of each dog authorized to be kept enclosed in the kennel. Any identification plates not so in use must be kept by the owner or cusodian and promptly shown to any animal warden or other officer upon request. A kennel dog shall not be permitted to stray beyond the limits of the enclosure, but this shall not prohibit removing dogs therefrom temporarily while under the control of the ov~er or custodian thereof for the purpose of exercising, hunting, breeding, trial or show. Section 4-49. Disposition of unlicensed dogs. It shall be the duty_ of the animal warden to impound any dog of unknown ownership found running at large on which the license tax hereunder has not been paid; provided, however, that the animal warden may deliver such dog to any person in the City who will pay the required license fee on such dog with the understanding that if the legal owner thereafter claims the dog and proves his ownership, he may recover such dog by paying to the person to whom it was delivered by the animal warden the ~ount of the license fee paid by him and a reasonable charge for the keep of the dog while in his possession. Section 4-63. Quarant!ne. (a) Defined. Quarantine, as used in this section, shall mean the keeping of any anzmal under such conditions of a reasonable security and confinement as may be determined by the director of public health to be necessary or desirable in the interest of public health and safety. In the discretion of the director of public health, such quarantine may be effected on the premises of the owner or person having custody of the animal to be quarantined or by delivery to an approved vetenarian, kennel or pound, which shall be at the cost and expense of the owner or person having custody of such animal. (b) By owner of animal, custodian. It shall be the duty of the owner or person having custody of any animal for which no oroof of curent rabies vaccination is available who has been bitten by another animal known to have rabies to quarantine such bitten animal in the manner set forth in this section for a period of six (16) months unless sooner released by consent of the director of public health. Any animal so bitten with proof of valid rabies vaccination shall be revaccinated im- mediately. It shall be the duty of the owner or person having custody of any animal otherwise suspected of having rabies