Oceanside Municipal Code Div. 3 Rabies Control

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State Law reference— Rabies control, Health and Safety Code, §§ 1900—2000.

The poundmaster shall have the right to seize any dog within the city having, or suspected of having, rabies or hydrophobia, and in the event the health officer shall determine that such dog is afflicted with rabies or hydrophobia, the dog shall be forthwith killed by the poundmaster.

(Ord. Code, § 4431)

If such dog shall be suspected of having rabies or hydrophobia it may be confined by the poundmaster for such time as the health officer shall direct; and if the health officer shall then determine that the dog does not have rabies or hydrophobia, it shall be returned to the owner, upon payment by the owner of the sum of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per day for each day that the dog shall be kept in confinement, pursuant to the directions of the health officer.

(Ord. Code, § 4432)

The chief of police, poundmaster, health officer and all peace officers of the city shall have the right to enter upon any private property for the purpose of ascertaining whether any dogs are kept or harbored in violation of the provisions hereof, and whether any dog is afflicted with rabies or hydrophobia.

(Ord. Code, § 4433)

The city council may, by resolution or order, require the muzzling and vaccination, or either, of any dogs owned or harbored within the city, and may specify the period of time during which such dogs shall be muzzled; and any dog running at large which shall not be vaccinated or which shall not be muzzled, pursuant to such resolution or order, shall be forthwith killed by the poundmaster.

(Ord. Code, § 4434)

Every person owning or harboring a dog shall obtain a rabies vaccination for each dog he or she owns, keeps, harbors, or has custody of, within one month after obtaining any dog over four (4) months of age. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor, possess, or have in his or her care, charge or custody any dog five (5) months of age or older unless such dog has a current and valid rabies vaccination administered by any duly qualified and licensed veterinarian, with a rabies vaccine approved by the state department of health.

(Ord. No. 85-07, § 1, 4-10-85)

Any veterinarian who vaccinates a dog for rabies shall complete the application for dog license and vaccination certification form required by the San Diego County Department of Animal Control or the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) Form #50, Rabies Vaccination Certificate, or such other rabies vaccination form that complies with Section 2606, California Administrative Code, and shall forward a copy of the completed form to the poundmaster once a month. When administered for the purpose of issuing a dog license, the vaccination must be valid for the entire licensing period as specified for the indicated vaccine by the California Department of Health.

(Ord. No. 85-07, § 1, 4-10-85)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a dog need not be vaccinated for rabies during an illness if a licensed veterinarian has examined the dog and certified in writing that such vaccination should be postponed because of a specified illness. Old age, debility or pregnancy are not considered contraindications to rabies vaccinations. Exemption certificates are subject to approval by the poundmaster and shall be valid only for the duration of the illness. Exemptions from vaccination does not exempt a dog from licensing requirements.

(Ord. No. 85-07, § 1, 4-10-85)