Chapter 6.16 — VACCINATION

• A. Every person keeping, harboring or having a dog over the age of four months in the City shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with a type of rabies vaccine approved by the Los Angeles County Health Officer 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 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 section.

• B. If chick embryo vaccine was used in such vaccination, it must have been completed within 30 months or if the tissue-type vaccine was used, it must have been completed within one year prior to the date such dog was first kept, harbored or brought into the City.

• (Prior code § 5-5)

Every person keeping, harboring or having in the City a dog which has been vaccinated with chick embryo vaccine shall cause such dog to be vaccinated within a period of not more than two years, or which has been vaccinated with a tissue-type vaccine shall cause the dog to be vaccinated within a period of not more than one year. (Prior code § 5-5.1)

Every person keeping, harboring or having in the City any dog required by this chapter to be vaccinated shall at all times while such dog is thus kept, harbored or had, have in his or her 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 6.16.010 and 6.16.020. (Prior code § 5-5.2)