(a) Rabies Vaccination Requirements.
(1) Every owner of a dog or other domestic animal four (4) months of age which is biologically able to be inoculated with an anti-rabies vaccine shall have his/her animal inoculated by a licensed veterinarian within thirty (30) days after the animal reaches four (4) months of age.
(2) If the owner obtains the animal or brings the animal into the Village of Edgar after the animal has reached four (4) months of age, the owner shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies within thirty (30) days after the dog is brought into the
Village of Edgar unless the animal has been vaccinated as evidenced by a current certificate of rabies vaccination.
(3) The owner of an animal shall have the animal revaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian before the date of that immunization expires as stated on the certificate of vaccination or, if no date is specified, as follows unless the original vaccine specifies a different time period:
a. Every owner of a dog shall have his/her dog revaccinated within one (1) year of the initial vaccination and thereafter within every three (3) years.
b. Every owner of a cat shall have his/her cat revaccinated annually after the initial vaccinations.
c. Any other animal requiring revaccinations shall do so according to federal, state and local guidelines for than anima.
(4) The certificate of vaccination shall meet the requirements of Sec. 95.21(2), Wis. Stats.
(b) Issuance of Certificate of Rabies Vaccination. A veterinarian who vaccinates an animal against rabies shall complete and issue to the owner a certificate of rabies vaccination bearing a serial number and in the form approved by the Village of Edgar stating the owner's name and address, the name, sex, spayed or unspayed, neutered or unneutered, breed and color of the animal, the date of the vaccination, the type of rabies vaccination administered and the manufacturer's serial number, the date that the immunization expires as specified for that type of vaccine by the Center for Disease Control of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Village of Edgar.
(c) Copies of Certificate. The veterinarian shall keep a copy of each certificate of rabies vaccination in a file maintained for this purpose until the date that the immunization expires or until the animal is revaccinated, whichever occurs first.
(d) Rabies Vaccination Tag. After issuing the certificate of rabies vaccination, the veterinarian shall deliver to the owner a rabies vaccination tag of durable material bearing the same serial number as the certificate, the year the vaccination was given and the name, address and telephone number of the veterinarian.
(e) Tag to be Attached. The owner shall attach the rabies vaccination tag or a substitute tag to a collar and a collar with the tag attached shall be kept on the animal at all times, but this requirement does not apply to an animal during competition or training, to a dog while hunting, to an animal securely confined indoors or to an animal securely confined in a fenced area. The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to a dog which is not required to be vaccinated under Subsection (a).
(f) Duplicate Tag. The veterinarian may furnish a new rabies vaccination tag with a new serial number to an owner in place of the original tag upon presentation of the certificate of rabies vaccination. The veterinarian shall then indicate the new tag number on the certificate and keep a record in the file.
(g) Cost. The owner shall pay the cost of the rabies vaccination and the cost associated with the issuance of a certificate of rabies vaccination and the delivery of a rabies vaccination tag.
(h) Exceptions. No animal subject to the requirements of this Section shall be vaccinated if a licensed veterinarian has examined the animal and certified that at such time vaccination would seriously endanger its health because of age, infirmity, debility, illness or other medical consideration. Such exempt animal shall be vaccinated as soon as health permits.