Sec. 3-54. - Vaccination required for dogs, cats, and ferrets over four months old.

No dog, cat, or ferret over four months old shall be permitted within the city limits unless such dog, cat, or ferret shall have been vaccinated or immunized in the manner prescribed by G.L. 1956, § 4-13-31; except as otherwise amended by board regulation, the owner or keeper of a dog, cat, or ferret shall have the animal vaccinated not earlier than three months of age nor later than four months of age and at regular intervals as prescribed by rabies board regulations current requirements set forth by the Rhode Island Rabies Management Protocol (RIRMP), but at no time to exceed recommendations made by the most current compendium of animal rabies control. Stated currently set as any cat or dog shall have been vaccinated or immunized 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 or cat shall have been vaccinated or immunized by the three-year vaccine. Ferrets must be vaccinated annually.

(Ch. 449, § I, 5-6-08)