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(a)
Vaccination required for dogs over six months old. No dog over six months old shall be permitted within the city limits unless such dog shall have been vaccinated or immunized, in the manner set forth in this article, within a period of 12 months, if such dog 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 three-year vaccine.
(b)
Use of approved vaccine; certification. The vaccination or immunization referred to in subsection (a) of this article shall be by a vaccine approved by the state department of health and shall be certified to by a licensed veterinarian. Such 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, and the owner thereof, and whether the vaccine given is the one-year vaccine or the two-year vaccine, together with such other information as may reasonably be required by the health officer of the veterinarian administering the same.
(c)
Certificate of vaccination prerequisite to license. No license shall be issued for any dog required to be licensed in the city unless the person making application thereafter shall first present to the city clerk a current certificate of vaccination or inoculation, as provided in this article for the dog for which such license in requested. Such certificate shall certify that the dog for which the license is to be issued has been properly vaccinated or inoculated in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(Code 1994, § 8-38; Ord. No. 96-003-O, 5-13-1996; Ord. of 12-14-1998; Ord. of 9-29-2014(1))