(A) Except as provided in § 90.17 of this code, no person shall own, keep or harbor any dog or cat over four months of age within the town unless such dog or cat is vaccinated. The provisions of this section do not apply to animals owned by a licensed research facility or held in a veterinary medical facility or government operated or licensed animal shelter.
(B) All dogs and cats shall be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian, in accordance with the latest Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, authored by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians and published annually in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
(C) A certificate of vaccination shall be issued to the owner of each animal vaccinated on a form recommended by the compendium. Each owner shall also receive a durable vaccination tag indicating the year in which it was issued.
(Ord. 1, 2009, passed 5-5-2009)