§ 4-30. Rabies vaccination or inoculation.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, hold or harbor any dog or cat over the age of four (4) months within the county, unless such dog or cat shall have been vaccinated by a currently licensed veterinarian with a modified live virus (Flury Strain) rabies vaccine, approved by the state department of health, within a period of thirty-six (36) months, or inoculated, within a period of twelve (12) months, with a killed rabies vaccine, approved by the state department of health. Any person transporting a dog or cat into the county from some other jurisdiction shall be required to comply with this subsection within thirty (30) days.

(b)

Upon the inoculation or vaccination of a dog or cat by a currently licensed veterinarian under the provisions of this section, the veterinarian shall issue to the person procuring such inoculation or vaccination a certificate, bearing the signature of the veterinarian and stating that he is a veterinarian currently licensed, and which shall set forth the name and address of the owner or custodian of the dog, a brief description of the dog and whether the dog is a male or a spayed or unspayed female, the type and dose of inoculation or vaccination used, the date of inoculation or vaccination and the period of time thereafter during which such dog or cat is deemed to be immune to rabies. The veterinarian shall retain a duplicate or carbon copy of such certificate for so long as the immunity to rabies caused by such inoculation or vaccination is deemed to be effective.

(Ord. of 10-21-97; Ord. of 4-15-03, § I; Ord. of 3-16-04(1))

State Law reference— Authority of county to adopt ordinances to prevent spread of rabies, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.94. Similar provisions, § 3.1-796.97.

(Ord. of 10-21-97; Ord. of 4-15-03, § I; Ord. of 3-16-04(1))

State law reference

Authority of county to adopt ordinances to prevent spread of rabies, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.94. Similar provisions, § 3.1-796.97.