4-2-3: INOCULATIONS REQUIRED:
When advised by the state or county board of health that there is a danger of rabies or hydrophobia or when a law enforcement official is of the opinion that there is such danger, he shall publish in three (3) successive issues of the official newspaper of the city a notice requiring the owner of any dog within the city to have such dog vaccinated against rabies or hydrophobia and the owners of such dogs within the city shall, as soon as possible, have such dogs vaccinated and shall keep such dog securely confined in a pen or enclosure for a period of thirty (30) days. At the time such vaccination the veterinarian vaccinating the dog shall issue a tag as provided in subsection 4-2-1B2 of this chapter and such tag shall be affixed to the collar of the dog. It shall be the duty of every law enforcement officer to take and destroy any dog whose owner has not had such dog vaccinated as herein provided. (Ord. 19, 1971; amd. 2004 Code)