(A) Beginning January 1, 2014, every veterinarian shall transmit to the city's designee the certificate of vaccination for every dog that resides or is kept within the city and that is vaccinated by the veterinarian. Certificates may be transmitted no later than the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the rabies vaccination was administered by the veterinarian. The certificate shall be in a form or format required by the City Clerk and shall include all information required by the City Clerk for licensing purposes and by Animal Control for public safety purposes, including but not limited to all of the information included on the standard rabies vaccination certificates used by the veterinarian in the ordinary course of business.
(B) The City Clerk may waive the vaccination reporting requirement set forth in this section for one-year intervals if the veterinarian or owner produces a written statement from the veterinarian each year indicating that the dog should not be vaccinated because vaccination will have an adverse health impact on the dog. In such instances, the owner must include with the dog license application a signed affidavit affirming "As the owner of an unvaccinated dog, I am aware of and assume all of the potential liability and risk and I recognize the potential for court-ordered euthanasia and/or quarantine of the dog should it bite a person or animal or otherwise expose a human to rabies. Under penalty of forfeiture of the dog without court proceedings, I agree to keep the unvaccinated dog muzzled and properly under control while it is on a public sidewalk or in any place open to the public."
(C) For purposes of this section, the term "veterinarian" shall include, but not be limited to, any veterinarian, veterinary doctor, individual acting under the direction or supervision of a veterinarian or veterinary doctor, animal hospital, veterinary clinic, veterinary facility, or any individual who administers a dog's rabies vaccination within the City.
(D) A failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be deemed a municipal civil infraction, punishable as provided in Chapter 1 of the City Code.
(Ord. No. 431, § 1, 10-1-13)