Burbank Municipal Code Art. 4 Rabies PREVENTION7

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

A. One year after vaccination with tissue phenolized vaccine;

B. Two (2) years after vaccination with chick embryo vaccine;

C. Thirty (30) days after first acquiring such dog;

D. Thirty (30) days after bringing such dog into the City; except that this section shall not apply to any dog exempt from registration under the provisions of this code. [Formerly numbered Section 6-24; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2467.]

Each veterinarian, after vaccinating any dog, shall sign a certificate in triplicate containing the following information:

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

B. The kind of vaccine used and date of vaccination;

C. The year and identification number of the registration tag;

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

E. Such other information as the Animal Shelter Superintendent may require.

They shall immediately present one copy to the owner of the vaccinated dog, and within five (5) days from the date of vaccination, mail one copy to the office of the Animal Shelter Superintendent. The remaining copy of the certificate shall be retained by the veterinarian. [Formerly numbered Section 6-25; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2467.]

It shall be the duty of the Animal Shelter Superintendent or any police officer of the City to immediately notify the City Health Officer who shall immediately notify the County Health Officer concerning the location and description of any dog or other animal infected, or believed to be infected, with rabies, or which is known to such officer, or believed by them, to have been exposed thereto. Upon receipt of such information, said City Health Officer, if they find said animal to be infected with rabies or believe that said animal may be so infected with rabies, shall cause such dog or animal to be isolated, quarantined for examination and observation for a period of fifteen (15) days unless such animal dies sooner, and then to be destroyed or disposed of as deemed advisable by them. Said isolation and quarantine may be upon the premises of the owner or person having custody of such animal, if the City Health Officer so determines. [Formerly numbered Section 6-26; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2467.]

No person owning or having custody or possession of such dog or other animal shall fail, refuse or neglect to quarantine such animal for such period as may be designated by the City Health Officer. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-27; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

It shall be the duty of every person bitten by a dog or other animal to immediately notify the City Health Officer, giving their full name, age and address, the circumstances surrounding and the extent of the bite, the medical treatment given and the name and address of the owner or person having custody or possession of the animal. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-28; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Whenever the owner or person having custody or possession of any dog or other animal shall observe or learn that such animal has shown symptoms of rabies, or has acted in a manner which would lead to a reasonable suspicion that it might have rabies, or has bitten a human being, or has been bitten by another animal, such owner or person shall immediately confine such animal in an enclosure or securely hold the animal by means of a chain or other device and shall notify the City Health Officer, and allow them or their deputies to make an inspection or examination of the animal for the purpose of determining whether it has rabies. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-29; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

It shall be the duty of every person having knowledge of the existence of a dog or other animal apparently afflicted with rabies to report immediately to the City Health Officer the existence and description of such animal, the place where sent, the name of the owner or person having custody or possession of the animal, if known, and the symptoms suggesting rabies. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-30; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

It shall be the duty of every physician to report immediately to the City Health Officer the full name, age and address of any person under their care or observation who has been bitten by a dog or other animal. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-31; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

If the person bitten by a dog or other animal is under the age of eighteen (18) years or is unable to report to the City Health Officer, it shall be the duty of the minor’s parents or guardian or whoever is caring for the person bitten to make such report. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-32; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Failure, refusal or neglect to immediately notify the City Health Officer that a person has been bitten by a dog or other animal or that a dog or other animal is suspected of rabies or to allow the City Health Officer or their deputies to make an inspection or examination of the animal for the purpose of determining whether it has rabies shall constitute a misdemeanor. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-33; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

All veterinarians treating a dog or other animal indicating symptoms of rabies shall hold such animal in quarantine until the matter is disposed of by the City Health Officer. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-34; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

It shall be the duty of the owner or person having custody or possession of any animal suspected of having rabies to surrender the carcass of the animal, or such portion of the carcass as may be demanded, to the City Health Officer after the death of the animal. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-35; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]