Arcata Municipal Code Art. 4 Vaccination

(a) "Primary immunization" shall mean the initial inoculation of a dog with an approved canine rabies vaccine that has been approved for three-year immunity by the Department of Health Services.

(b) "Revaccination" shall mean the inoculation of a dog with an approved canine rabies vaccine that has been approved for three-year immunity by the Department of Health Services.

No person shall own or harbor any dog over 4 months that has not been vaccinated by a duly licensed veterinarian in accordance with Section 5273.

Four months will remain the minimum age at which rabies immunization of dogs can be accepted for compliance with dog license requirement.

(a) The interval for revaccination of dogs given primary immunization between the ages of 4 to 12 months will be twelve (12) months.

(b) The interval for revaccination of dogs given rabies vaccine at ages over one (1) year will be at least once every three (3) years.

This Article is in furtherance of the program of the County of Humboldt of vaccination of dogs against rabies whereby the County Livestock Inspector of the County of Humboldt is authorized by said County and directed by said County as follows:

(a) To approve such vaccine or vaccines as he may find suitable for providing, by inoculation, two-year immunity of dogs from rabies, to promulgate his findings and approval and to file a statement of his findings and approval in the office of the County Health Officer as a public record.

(b) To prescribe the form or forms of certificates to be used by duly licensed veterinarians under the provisions hereof; to file such approved form or forms in the office of the County Health Officer of the County of Humboldt as a public record; and to distribute samples of such form or forms to duly licensed veterinarians practicing in this County upon request being made by them.