(A) Rabies vaccination required. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to suffer, allow or permit such dog to be or go upon any sidewalk, street, alley, public place within the town without having had such dog vaccinated every two years against rabies, as provided in division (B) below, and without there being on such dog a collar or harness with a license tag thereon showing that such dog has been so vaccinated.
(B) Vaccination by licensed veterinarian; exception. Every owner of any dog over the age of six months within the town shall have the dog vaccinated against rabies by a duly licensed veterinarian, shall secure from the veterinarian a certificate thereof, and shall attach to the collar or harness, which such person is hereby required to place upon the dog, a tag showing that such vaccination has been done; provided that, the Town Council may, by resolution, provide that the owners of any dog may themselves purchase serum and vaccinate their own dogs. The resolution shall also prescribe the conditions with which the owner must comply to obtain the tag herein required.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-5) (Ord. 87-02, passed 12-17-1986) Penalty, see § 90.99