Division 2 — VACCINATION

4122. • REQUIREMENTS.

(a)

Every person keeping, harboring or having any dog over four (4) months of age in the City shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with rabies vaccine by a person licensed by the City, State, or any state, to practice veterinary medicine, before the latest of the following dates:

(1)

Fifteen (15) days after first acquiring such dog;

(2)

Fifteen (15) days after bringing such dog into the City.

(b)

Every person keeping, harboring, or having a dog in the City which has been vaccinated with an approved rabies vaccine shall cause such dog to be re-vaccinated within a period of not more than:

(1)

Twelve (12) months after the dog's initial vaccination if the dog was between four (4) months and one (1) year of age at the time of such vaccination;

(2)

Thirty-six (36) months after each prior vaccination. (Amended by Ord. 1860 adopted 6-2-87)

Every person practicing veterinary medicine in the City who vaccinates a dog with rabies vaccine shall issue to the person to whom he delivers the dog an original and a duplicate original of a certificate signed by the said veterinarian which states:

(a)

The name and address of the owner or harborer of the vaccinated dog;

(b)

The kind of vaccine used, the name of the manufacturer and the manufacturer's serial or lot number, and the date of the vaccination;

(c)

The breed, age, color and sex of the vaccinated dog;

(d)

The year and serial number of the license tag.

Every person selling dogs as a business shall have in his possession for each dog on his premises, a certificate by a person licensed by this State, or any state, to practice veterinary medicine that such dog has been immunized against distemper and hepatitis and is current in the immunization series. Such certificate shall not be more than ninety (90) days old. Upon the sale of a dog by a person in the business of selling dogs, such current distemper and hepatitis immunization certificate shall be given to the purchaser of such dog. (Added by Ord. 1545 adopted 11-18-75)