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 Part III. CODE
 Chapter 4. ANIMALS
 Article II. ANIMAL CONTROL

  § 4-52. Rabies control; inoculation; tag.  

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  • (a)

    (1)

    All cats and dogs owned, possessed, harbored or residing within the corporate limits of the city shall be inoculated for the prevention of rabies by a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state, using only those vaccines prescribed and/or approved by the state department of human resources.

    (2)

    All cats and dogs shall be vaccinated against rabies once reaching three months of age. All cats and dogs shall be revaccinated within 12, 24, or 36 months as specified by the type of vaccine used. Any cat or dog found not to be vaccinated once reaching three months of age must have the consent of a licensed veterinarian stating the reason why such cat or dog should not be vaccinated.

    (3)

    Any person keeping, owning, harboring, or having any other type of animal, excluding cats and dogs, is not required to have the animal vaccinated against rabies unless required by the laws of this state, but such failure to have such animal vaccinated is at the risk of such person.

    (b)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor or allow to be kept or harbored any cat or dog without a collar having a valid vaccination tag attached thereto as required by rabies control rules and regulations of the laws of this state.

    (c)

    The identification and collar prescribed in subsection (b) of this section shall be worn at all times by any cat or dog except when the cat or dog is participating in a pet show or exhibit. However, any cat or dog being shipped or transported through the city or any cat or dog entering the city only for the purpose of a temporary stay not exceeding 14 days shall be exempt from the provisions of this section, but shall be subject to all other rules and regulations of the Floyd County board of health.

    (d)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to attach a vaccination or owner's license tag to the collar of any animal for which such tag was not issued, or to remove such tag from any animal without the consent of such animal's owner, possessor or custodian.

(Code 1981, § 4-4028; Ord. No. 2008-11-1, § IV, 11-3-08)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2008-11-1, § IV, adopted Nov. 3, 2008, amended § 4-52 title to read as herein set out. Former § 4-52 title pertained to vaccinations for rabies; dogs.