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to quarantine such animal in the manner set forth in this section for a period of two (21 weeks unless sooner released by consent of the director of public health. (c) By director of public health; inpound~ent fee. the owner or ~erson having custody of such animal shall be unwilling or ~nable to subject any animal to the quarantine required by the director of public health as aforesaid, or if, in the opinion of the director of public health, such be necessary, it shall be the duty of the director of public health to cause such animal to be impounded at the portsmouth ~u~ane Society, Inc. facility for the quarantine period required, and the owner or custodian of such animal shall pay the sum of three dollars ($3.00) for each day or part thereof the animal is so ~uarantined. (d) Inspection, removal of animal. Any animal ~uarantined pursuant to this section shall be so kept as to be reasonably available for inspection by any duty authorized officer of the department of public health at all reasonable times and shall not be removed by any person from the place of quarantine with- out the written consent of the director of public health. (e) Dying animal. If any animal shall die during the period of quarantine, and such animal is known to have bitten another animal or person at any time during a period of two weeks immediately preceeding the death of such animal, then it shall be the duty of the owner of person having legal custody of such biting animal to cause the brain of such animal to be examined for rabies at a recognized laboratory and to have the report of such laboratory made available to the director of public health. Section 4-65. Destruction, disposal of rabid animals. It shall be the duty of any person owning or having custody of any animal known to have rabies at once to cause such an!mal to be killed and to have the body buried or burned at a site approved by the director of public health. In the event of failure of the owner or person having custody of such animal to cause such animal to be killed, it shall be the duty of the animal warden upon request from the director of public health to cause such animal to be killed and the body buried or burned and to recover on behalf of the City of Portsmouth from the owner or person having custody of any animal known have rabies, the cost incurred for this service.