Yreka Municipal Code Ch. 8.16 Rabies Vaccination

Every person keeping, harboring or having a dog over the age of six months in the city shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with rabies vaccine within a period of six weeks from the date of harboring, keeping or having the dog within the city, or from the date the dog attains the age of six months; provided, however, that the aforesaid provision shall not apply so as to require the vaccination of any dog which has been vaccinated with a chick embryo vaccine by a person licensed by the state of California, or of any other state or nation, to practice veterinary medicine where such vaccination has been completed within the period of time hereinafter prescribed in this section. If chick embryo vaccine was used in such vaccination, it must have been completed within two years prior to the date such dog was kept, harbored or brought into the city. If tissue phenolized vaccine was used, such vaccination must have been completed within one year prior to the date such dog was kept, harbored or brought into the city. (Ord 370 § 1, 1963).

(a) Every person keeping, harboring or having a dog in the city, which has been vaccinated with chick embryo vaccine, shall cause such dog to be revaccinated within a period of not more than two years after such prior vaccination.

(b) Every person keeping, harboring or having a dog in the city, which has been vaccinated with tissue phenolized vaccine, shall cause such dog to be revaccinated with rabies vaccine within a period of not more than one year after such prior vaccination.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 1963).

Every person practicing veterinary medicine in the city who vaccinates a dog with rabies vaccine shall issue to the person keeping, harboring or having such dog a certificate which is signed by the veterinarian and which states thereon the name and description of the dog, the date of such vaccination and type of vaccine used, and shall send a duplicate copy thereof to the city clerk.

(Ord. 370 § 3, 1963).

(a) Every person applying for a dog license to the city clerk must exhibit 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 show that the dog for which the license shall be issued either (1) has been vaccinated in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.16.010 and 8.16.020, or (2) should not be vaccinated with rabies vaccine by reason of infirmity or other disability, which disability is shown on the face of such certificate and to the satisfaction of the person issuing the license to be in effect at the time of the license application. A license for such dog shall not be issued unless and until such a certificate is so exhibited. Kennel licenses may be issued without such certificate; provided, however, no dog may be sold or removed from the kennel without complying with the provisions of Sections 8.16.010 and 8.16.020.

(b) At the time a dog license of the city is issued, it shall be stamped with the date of vaccination and type of vaccine used as shown on the certificate, or if the license is issued as the result of the aforesaid certificate of disability, the words "NO VACCINATION REQUIRED" shall be stamped thereon. Such license so stamped shall be worn at all times by the dog for which the license is issued.

(Ord. 370 § 4, 1963).

(a) The agency of the city responsible for the capture and impounding of dogs shall capture and impound any dog found within the city limits which is not wearing a license issued by the city and stamped as provided in Section 8.16.040(b).

(b) Any officer or employee of the agency responsible for the capture and impounding of dogs, or any police officer of the city, shall have the right to enter upon any private or public property in the city in order to examine or capture any dog thereon or therein; provided, however, that no such officer or employee shall have the right to enter a house which is in use as a residence without first having secured a search warrant therefor.

(c) No dog so impounded shall be released to any person except where there has been a performance of the following conditions:

(1) There has been presented to the person or agency responsible for the keeping and maintenance of impounded dogs a current license for such dog issued by the city clerk, or if the person keeping, harboring or having such dog is not a resident of the city, such nonresident person has presented to the person responsible for the keeping and maintenance of the impounded dogs a current license conforming to this chapter for such dog issued by any other municipality or by a county;

(2) Where the person keeping, harboring or having such dog is a resident of the city, there has been paid to the agency responsible for the impounding of dogs the license fee for a city dog license as provided by law;

(3) There has been paid to the agency responsible for the keeping and impounding of dogs the impounding, collection and other fees as provided by law;

(4) There has been paid to the agency responsible for the keeping and impounding of dogs a reasonable fee as determined by the agency for the vaccination of such dog fixed pursuant to resolution of the city council; or there has been shown to the satisfaction of the agency responsible for the keeping and impounding of dogs that such dog has been vaccinated with rabies vaccine within the time period and according to the other requirements as prescribed in Sections 8.16.010 and 8.16.020; or that a certificate of disability has been issued for such dog as provided in Section 8.16.040(a); and

(5) The agency responsible for the keeping and impounding of dogs has determined that such dog does not have and is not reasonably suspected of having rabies.

(d) Within seventy-two hours after the receipt of the aforesaid vaccination fee, or as soon thereafter as possible, and except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the agency responsible for the keeping and impounding of dogs shall cause the dog for whom the fee has been paid to be vaccinated with chick embryo vaccine by a person licensed by the state of California to practice veterinary medicine or secure from such veterinarian a certificate of disability for such dog. After the dog has been vaccinated or a certificate of disability issued, and if all the conditions of subsection (c) of this section have been satisfied, the agency responsible for the keeping and impounding of dogs shall release such dog to the person keeping, harboring or having such dog or to the person making application for the release of such dog.

(e) If the agency responsible for the keeping and impounding of dogs suspects that any dog so impounded has rabies, the dog shall be held for inspection by a health officer of the city or of the county of Siskiyou. In the event that such health officer shall determine that such dog is afflicted with rabies, it shall be disposed of or confined for such time as the health officer shall direct. In the event that such health officer suspects that such dog may develop rabies, it shall be confined for such time as the health officer shall direct. Whenever such health officer determines that such dog does not have rabies, it shall be released in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. If the dog is afflicted with rabies, it shall be disposed of or confined for such time as the health officer shall direct.

(Ord. 806 § 1(part), 2008: Ord. 370 § 5, 1963).

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail, or in the county jail as the committing magistrate may direct, for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

(Ord. 370 § 6, 1963).