The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Animal
means a warm-blooded animal.
Board
means the state board of health.
Cat
means Felis catus.
Dog
means Canis familiaris.
Licensed veterinarian
means a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in one or more of the 50 states.
Quarantine
means strict confinement of an animal specified in an order of the board or its designee:
(1) 
On the private premises of the animal’s owner or at a facility approved by the board or its designee;
(2) 
Under restraint by closed cage or paddock or in any other manner approved by board rule.
Rabies
means an acute viral disease of man and animal affecting the central nervous system and usually transmitted by an animal bite.
(Ordinance 689 adopted 9/22/04)
Except as otherwise provided by board rule, the owner of a dog or cat shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies by the time the animal is four months of age and at regular intervals thereafter as prescribed by board rule.
(Ordinance 689 adopted 9/22/04)
It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor any dog or cat which has not been vaccinated against rabies, as provided in this article, or which cannot be identified as having a current vaccination certificate.
(Ordinance 689 adopted 9/22/04)
Upon vaccination, the veterinarian shall execute and maintain as evidence thereof a certificate upon a form furnished by the veterinarian or the manufacturer of the vaccine. The veterinarian shall provide the owner with a duplicate copy of the certificate. Such certificate shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the vaccinated dog or cat;
(2) 
The date of vaccination;
(3) 
The type of rabies vaccine used; and
(4) 
The year and number of rabies tag.
(Ordinance 689 adopted 9/22/04)
(a) 
Concurrent with the issuance and execution of the certificate of vaccination referred to in section 4-29, the owner of the dog shall cause to be attached to the collar or harness of the vaccinated dog a metal tag, serially numbered to correspond with the vaccination certificate number, and bearing the year of issuance and the name of the issuing veterinarian, if any, and his address. The owner shall cause the collar or harness, with the attached metal tag, to be worn by his dog at all times.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or harbors a vaccinated dog or cat to fail or refuse to exhibit his copy of the certificate of vaccination upon demand to any person charged with the enforcement of this chapter.
(c) 
In the event of loss or destruction of the original tag, the owner of the dog shall obtain a duplicate tag. Vaccination certificates and tags shall be valid only for the animal for which it was originally issued.
(Ordinance 689 adopted 9/22/04)
(a) 
A person who knows of an animal bite or scratch to an individual that the person could reasonably foresee as capable of transmitting rabies, or who knows of an animal that the person suspects is rabid, shall report the incident or animal to the local health authority.
(b) 
The report must include:
(1) 
The name and address of the victim and of the animal’s owner, if known; and
(2) 
Any other information that may help in locating the victim or animal.
(Ordinance 689 adopted 9/22/04)
An owner shall submit to the local health authority for quarantine an animal that:
(1) 
Is reported to be rabid or to have exposed an individual to rabies; or
(2) 
The owner knows or suspects is rabid or to have exposed an individual to rabies.
(Ordinance 689 adopted 9/22/04)
(a) 
If a veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal does not show the clinical signs of rabies, the local health authority shall release the animal to its owner when the quarantine period ends if:
(1) 
The owner has a current rabies vaccination certificate for the animal; or
(2) 
The animal is vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian at the owner’s expense.
(b) 
If a veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal shows the clinical signs of rabies, the local health authority shall humanely destroy the animal. If an animal dies or is destroyed while in quarantine, the local health authority shall remove the head or brain of the animal and submit it to the nearest department laboratory for testing.
(c) 
The owner of an animal that is quarantined under this division shall pay to the local health authority the reasonable costs of the quarantine and disposition of the animal. The local health authority may bring suit to collect those costs.
(d) 
The local health authority may sell the animal and retain the proceeds or keep, grant, or destroy an animal if the owner or custodian does not take possession of the animal before the fourth day following the final day of the quarantine period.
(Ordinance 689 adopted 9/22/04)