La Palma Municipal Code Art. IV Vaccination

Every person keeping, harboring, or having a dog over the age of four months of age in the City shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with a type of rabies vaccine approved by the California State Department of Health Services within a period of 30 days from the date such dog was harbored, kept, or had within the City, or within 30 days from the date that said dog attains the age of four months, provided, however, that the aforesaid provision shall not apply so as to require the vaccination of any dog which has been vaccinated with an approved vaccine by a person licensed by the State of California, or by any other State or nation, to practice veterinary medicine where such vaccination has been completed within the period of time as hereinafter prescribed in this article.

(Ord. No. 2009-08, § 5-41, 12-15-2009)

Every person keeping, harboring, or having in the City a dog which has been vaccinated by an approved vaccine shall cause such dog to be revaccinated in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the California Department of Health Services.

(Ord. No. 2009-08, § 5-42, 12-15-2009)

Every person keeping, harboring, or having in the City any dog required by this article to be vaccinated shall at all times, while such dog is thus kept, harbored, or had, have in their possession a certificate issued by a person licensed by the State of California, or any other State or nation, to practice veterinary medicine, which certificate shall specify that such dog has been vaccinated in accordance with the provisions of sections 8-99 and 8-100.

(Ord. No. 2009-08, § 5-43, 12-15-2009)