A. Identification Required For Dogs And Cats: Every owner or keeper of a dog or cat, regardless of the animal's age, shall cause the animal to wear a collar or harness and shall affix thereto a metallic or other suitable tag inscribed with the name, address, and telephone number, if any, of the owner or keeper of the dog or cat.
B. Rabies Inoculation Requirements For Dogs:
1. Each calendar year, or at such intervals as may hereafter be promulgated by the department of agriculture, every owner or keeper of a dog which is four (4) months of age or older shall have each dog inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. Every dog shall have a second rabies vaccination within one year of the first. Such owner or keeper of such dog shall cause a serially numbered tag evidencing such inoculation to be attached to a collar or harness worn by the dog at all times.
2. The inoculation of dogs required by this chapter shall be performed by a veterinarian, duly licensed to practice in this state or in the state where the inoculation occurred. On performing such inoculation, such veterinarian shall issue to the owner or keeper a certificate of such fact.
3. The inoculation performed under the provisions of subsection B1 of this section shall be effective until the expiration of the calendar year in which the vaccination was performed or the expiration of such period of time as may be promulgated by the department of agriculture.
4. At any reasonable time on request of any member of the police department or animal control officer, the owner or keeper of any dog shall exhibit any current, valid certificate required under the provisions of this chapter, certifying the inoculation against rabies of any dog owned or kept by him.
5. If a licensed veterinarian determines in writing that a rabies inoculation would compromise an animal's health, then the animal shall be exempt from the rabies shot requirement, but the owner must still be responsible for the fees. (Ord. 2007-10, 12-18-2007)