It shall be the duty of every physician or other
medical practitioner to report to the Animal Control Officer at the
Police Department the names and addresses of persons treated for bites
inflicted by animals, together with such other information as will
be helpful in rabies control.
It shall be the duty of every licensed veterinarian
to report to the Animal Control Officer any animal considered by the
veterinarian to be a rabies suspect.
No dog or cat over six months old shall be permitted
within the Town limits unless such dog or cat shall have been vaccinated
or immunized in the manner set forth in this article within a period
of 12 months, if such dog or cat shall have been vaccinated or immunized
with the one-year vaccine, or within a period of 24 months, if such
dog shall have been vaccinated or immunized by the two-year vaccine.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own,
keep or harbor any dog or cat over six months old within the Town
unless such dog or cat shall have been vaccinated or inoculated in
accordance with the provisions of this article and unless said dog
has been issued a license by the Town. Cats shall not be required
to be licensed.
The vaccination or immunization referred to in §
23-28 shall be by a vaccine approved by the State Department of Health and shall be certified to by a licensed veterinarian. The certificate shall be dated as of the date of inoculation or vaccination, shall show the rabies tag number, the sex and breed of the dog or cat and the owner thereof, and whether the vaccine given is the one-year vaccine or the two-year vaccine. Such certificate shall certify that the dog or cat has been properly vaccinated or inoculated in accordance with the provisions of this article.
No license shall be issued for any dog required
to be licensed unless the person making application therefor shall
first present to the Town Clerk or other person duly authorized to
issue such license a current certificate of vaccination or inoculation,
as provided in this article, for the dog for which such license is
requested.