(A) Every person who keeps, maintains, or has in his or her custody or control any dog, animal of the dog kind, or fox within the city shall have such animal inoculated for the prevention of rabies at least once every two years with modified live virus, and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person shall be issued a license tag for such animal until the person applying for the license gives to the Finance Officer, or other city official who is issuing the license tags, a certificate from a licensed veterinarian describing the animal for which the tag is being applied, and certifying that the animal so described has been inoculated with the modified live virus for the prevention of rabies within two years prior to the expiration of the license tag for which said person is applying. The city’s animal licensing officer shall keep and file said rabies certificate and mark each certificate with the number of the license tag issued for the animal described in the certificate.
(B) Every person who owns or has the custody and care of any cat within the city shall have said cat inoculated for the prevention of rabies at least once every two years, and shall obtain from a licensed veterinarian a certificate describing the cat and attesting to its most recent inoculation. A copy of said certificate shall be provided to the City Finance Officer and kept on file at City Hall.
(Ord. 2020-05, passed 7-6-2020) Penalty, see § 91.999