(a)
Rabies vaccination required.
All animals for which rabies
vaccinations are required by state law, located within the city, shall
be currently vaccinated for rabies, and annually thereafter.
(b)
Rabies vaccination certificate required; display of rabies vaccination.
A rabies vaccination certificate shall reflect the name of the
owner, the owner’s address, a description of the animal, the
date of the rabies vaccination, the number of the rabies vaccination
tag, the kind of rabies vaccination used, vaccination serial number
and any other information required by the animal control officer or
the state department of health services. The veterinarian shall furnish
the owner a metal tag, which displays enough information to reasonably
trace the tag to all rabies vaccination information and owner information;
this tag shall be securely attached to the collar or harness of the
animal at all times. False information on a rabies vaccination certificate
shall be deemed a separate offense.
(c)
Registration and vaccination tags not transferable.
The registration and rabies vaccination tags issued shall apply only
to the animal for which such tags are issued, and shall not be transferable.
(d)
Counterfeit registration; tags.
It shall be unlawful
to counterfeit and/or misrepresent animal registration or rabies vaccination
tags.
(1)
All dogs kept, harbored, or maintained by their owners in the city
must be vaccinated against rabies and parvovirus at four (4) months,
and annually thereafter.
(2)
All cats kept, harbored, or maintained by their owners in the city
must be vaccinated against rabies and feline distemper at four (4)
months, and annually thereafter.
(Ordinance 1460 adopted 2/19/13; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a)
Report of rabies required.
It shall be the duty of the
owner of an animal and of a veterinarian to report to the animal control
or police officer all cases of possible rabies, animal bite or scratches
to a human, or suspected rabies of which any of such persons have
knowledge. Such report shall be made immediately upon discovery to
the animal control/police officer, and shall include the location
of the suspected animal and address of the owner and victim.
(b)
Confinement.
Any animal that has bitten or scratched
a human, having rabies, or symptoms thereof or suspected by an animal
control/police officer of having rabies, or which has been exposed
to rabies, shall be immediately released by its owner to the city
for confinement and quarantined at the city animal shelter, in a veterinary
hospital approved by the city, or in any other state-approved quarantine
facility in the city (for a period of no less than ten days from the
date of the exposure). The owner shall be responsible for all expenses,
payable prior to the release of the animal to the owner.
(Ordinance 1460 adopted 2/19/13; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a)
Procedure.
When any animal has bitten, scratched, mauled
or otherwise attacked a person to the extent the skin tissue is penetrated
or torn, that person or anyone having knowledge of such incident shall
immediately notify the city of the incident. It shall be the responsibility
of the owner of the animal to have the animal confined in the city
animal control shelter or at a veterinary hospital approved by the
city for a period of not less than ten days from the date of the exposure
at the expense of the owner, and such animal shall, during such period
of confinement, be subject to inspection by an animal control/police
officer, or by a licensed veterinarian at any time. If after the ten-day
period the animal is found to be in satisfactory health, the animal
shall be released to its owner or keeper upon payment of all associated
fees. If the animal is not claimed within three (3) days, the animal
control/police officer may provide for the disposal of the animal.
(b)
Exception to procedure.
If the animal in question has
a valid and current rabies vaccination, it is the only animal in the
household, and wasn’t in violation of any provisional section
of this chapter at the time of exposure, the owner may be given the
authority to quarantine the animal within his own home subject to
inspection by an animal control/police officer at any time during
the quarantine period. If the animal control officer/police officer
determines noncompliance has occurred, approval for in-home quarantine
shall be revoked and the animal shall be removed from the home and
isolated at the city shelter/approved veterinary clinic.
(c)
Quarantine fee.
The owner is responsible for all associated
fees, and any owner not wishing to claim a quarantined animal shall
pay all associated costs plus the current release of ownership and
euthanasia fees.
(Ordinance 1460 adopted 2/19/13; Ordinance adopting Code)
