Chapter 8.05
RABIES
Sections:
8.05.010 Vaccination – Required.
8.05.020 Vaccination – Exemption.
8.05.030 Animal bite – Victim report.
8.05.040 Animal bite – Medical report.
8.05.010 Vaccination – Required.
Every dog and cat shall have a medically current vaccination with an anti-rabies vaccine approved by the Health Department of the state. The vaccination shall be administered by a veterinarian or as provided through city-recognized clinics, and a certificate of vaccination shall be issued to the owner. The certificate of rabies vaccination which accompanies the license application shall be valid if in compliance with the following immunization schedule:
A. Primary Immunization. “Primary immunization” shall be defined as the initial inoculation of an approved canine rabies vaccine administered to young dogs and cats at the age of four months. [Ord. 4-2007 § 2].
8.05.020 Vaccination – Exemption.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, no dog or cat need be vaccinated for rabies where a licensed veterinarian has certified that the vaccination would endanger the dog or cat’s health, and the health officer endorses on the certificate his approval. The certificate must bear the date of issuance and must be renewed each year. [Ord. 4-2007 § 2].
8.05.030 Animal bite – Victim report.
Any person, or parent or guardian of such person, or an owner of an animal bitten or scratched by an animal of a species subject to rabies shall immediately report such incident to the animal service officer. [Ord. 4-2007 § 2].
8.05.040 Animal bite – Medical report.
Every veterinarian and every person providing professional medical treatment for an animal bite by an animal of a species subject to rabies shall immediately notify animal services whenever rabies is suspected. [Ord. 4-2007 § 2].
8.05.050 Quarantine.
A. The animal services officer shall assure that all animals falling into the following categories are isolated or quarantined at the place and under the conditions prescribed by the health officer and pertinent state laws and regulations:
1. Known rabid animals;
2. Suspected rabid animals;
3. Animals that have bitten a human or otherwise exposed a human to rabies;
4. Animals of a species subject to rabies, which have been bitten by a known rabid or suspected rabid animal or have come in close contact with a rabid or suspected rabid animal.
B. It is unlawful for the owner or keeper of an animal to violate any of the conditions of isolation or quarantine prescribed by the health officer. [Ord. 4-2007 § 2].
8.05.060 Carcass delivery.
Upon the death of any rabid animal, clinically suspected rabid animal, or animal which has bitten or otherwise exposed a human to rabies, the animal services officer shall obtain and turn over to the health officer the carcass of such animal or an adequate specimen thereof. [Ord. 4-2007 § 2].