Any person or persons having charge, care, control, custody
or possession of any dog four months of age or older within the corporate
limits of the City shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with rabies
vaccine by a person licensed by the State of California, or other
state, to practice veterinary medicine, on or before the latest of
the following dates:
A. One
year after vaccination with tissue phenolized vaccine;
B. Two
years after vaccination with chick embryo vaccine;
C. Fifteen
days after first acquiring such dog;
D. Fifteen days after bringing such dog within the incorporated territory of the City, unless such dog falls within the provisions of subsections
A or
B of this section.
(Prior code § 4.32)
Immunization shall be made every other year with chick embryo
vaccine (a two-year vaccine) and a certificate of immunization presented
to the sheltermaster at the time application is made for the issuance
of the annual dog license tag. 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.
(Prior code § 4.34; 98-03)
Any veterinarian, who is licensed to practice by the state,
is authorized to immunize dogs against rabies, and to issue a certificate
of immunization to the dog owner and a copy to the agency or department
responsible for the enforcement of animal control.
(Prior code § 4.33; 84-18)
Whenever a dog exhibiting the symptoms of rabies is found within
the City, the health officer shall investigate the extent of the prevalence
of the disease and if, in his or her opinion, an emergency exists,
he or she shall take such steps as he or she deems necessary to prevent
further spread of the disease.
(Prior code § 4.35)