It shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of each dog owned, kept, possessed, harbored or allowed upon the premises of any such person and under such person’s control in the city to have such dog vaccinated (as defined herein) against rabies by a legally licensed veterinarian every twelve (12) months. The most recent tag for the animal must be worn by the animal at all times. Such vaccination must be with a protective inoculation with antirabic vaccine recognized and approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture given in an amount sufficient to provide an immunity. It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper of a dog to fail to have all such animals vaccinated for rabies.
(Ordinance adopting Code)