Except as hereinafter provided, no dog of the age of four months or older shall be permitted in the city without having been vaccinated for rabies within a period of less than thirty months, provided that no license shall be issued as required by this title for any dog with respect to which dog a period of thirty months since its last vaccination will expire prior to the expiration of the license year or term for which such license is to be issued. Evidence of compliance with this section shall be a valid official vaccination certificate as issued by a doctor of veterinary medicine, which certificate shall be produced for inspection by any official of the city authorized to administer any provision of this title. The owner of any dog subject to the provisions of this section shall cause to be attached to a collar or harness to be worn by such dog a tag or emblem with sufficient inscription thereon from which it can be established that such dog has been vaccinated and the date thereof.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all dogs shall be vaccinated when required by the provisions of Chapter 3 of Division 3 of the Health and Safety Code of the state.
(Prior code § 3.38 (Ord. 641 §3, Ord. 701 §2, Ord. 993 §1))