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(A) Every domestic animal in the village shall be vaccinated against rabies with a licensed vaccine and re-vaccinated at intervals specified by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department. Young domestic animals shall be initially vaccinated at the age specified in the rules and regulations. Unvaccinated domestic animals acquired or moved into the village shall be vaccinated within 30 days after purchase or arrival unless under the age for initial vaccination.
(B) (1) Except as provided in division (B)(3) below, every hybrid animal in the village shall be vaccinated against rabies and shall be re-vaccinated at intervals specified by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department. A young hybrid animal shall be initially vaccinated at the age specified in such rules and regulations. An unvaccinated hybrid animal acquired or moved into the village shall be vaccinated within 30 after purchase or arrival unless under the age for initial vaccination.
(2) The rabies vaccine used to vaccinate a hybrid animal pursuant to this section shall be sold only to licensed veterinarians.
(3) An owner of a hybrid animal in the village prior to the date of development of a licensed vaccine determined scientifically to be reliable in preventing rabies in a hybrid animal shall have one year after such date to comply with this section.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-4402)
(C) The cost of rabies vaccination shall be borne by the owner of the domestic or hybrid animal.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-4404)
(D) (1) The provisions of this section with respect to vaccination shall not apply to any domestic or hybrid animal owned by a person temporarily remaining within the village for less than 30 days, to any domestic or hybrid animal brought into the village for field trial or show purposes, or to any domestic or hybrid animal brought into the village for hunting purposes for a period of less than 30 days. Such domestic or hybrid animals shall be kept under strict supervision of the owner. It shall be unlawful to bring any domestic or hybrid animal into the village which does not comply with the animal health laws and import rules and regulations of the state which are applicable to domestic or hybrid animals.
(2) Domestic or hybrid animals assigned to a research institution or a similar facility shall be exempt from this section.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-4405)
Penalty, see § 91.99
The owner of any dog or cat shall obtain from a veterinarian a certificate, or other evidence of rabies vaccination, and a tag to indicate that a rabies vaccination has been given, imprinted with the year of vaccination. The owner of any dog shall display the tag on each dog owned within the corporate limits of the village.
(Prior Code, § 6-104)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-526 and 71-4403
(A) Any dog or cat suspected to be afflicted with rabies, or any dog or cat not vaccinated in accordance with this subchapter, which has bitten any person and caused an abrasion of the skin of such person shall be seized and impounded under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian for a period of not less than ten days, unless a physician requests that such dog or cat be destroyed for a specimen to be examined by a certified laboratory. If, upon examination by a veterinarian, the dog or cat has no signs of rabies at the end of such impoundment, it may be released to the owner or, in the case of a stray, it shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable laws.
(B) Any dog or cat, vaccinated in accordance with this subchapter which has bitten any person shall be confined by the owner, or other responsible person, for a period of at least ten days, at which time the dog or cat shall be examined by a licensed veterinarian. If no signs of rabies are observed by the veterinarian, the dog or cat may be released from confinement.
(C) All costs and/or charges incurred under this section shall be borne by the owner of the suspect dog or cat.
(Prior Code, § 6-118)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-4406
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