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13 <br /> <br />Section 1. <br /> <br />(A) <br /> <br />Compliance with state law, article as supplement to state law. <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for any animal owner or other person to fail <br />to comply with the state laws relating to the control of rabies. <br /> <br />It is the purpose of this article to supplement the state laws by <br />providing a procedure for the enforcement of state laws relating <br />to rabies control, in addition to the criminal penalties provided <br />by state law. <br /> <br />Section 2. Inoculation of doqs, cats, and other pets. <br /> <br />(A) <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for an owner to fail to provide current <br />inoculation by a licensed veterinarian against rabies <br />(hydrophobia) for any dog or cat four (4) months of age or older. <br />Should it be deemed necessary by the county Health Director, the <br />Board of County Commissioners or the State Public Health <br />Veterinarian that other pets be inoculated in order to prevent a <br />threatened epidemic or to control an existing epidemic, it shall <br />be unlawful for an owner to fail to provide current inoculation by <br />a licensed veterinarian against rabies for that pet. <br /> <br />(B) <br /> <br />A rabies inoculation shall be deemed "current" for a dog or cat if <br />two inoculations have been given one year apart and a booster dose <br />of rabies vaccine administered every three years thereafter. <br /> <br />Section 3. Inoculation taq. <br /> <br />(A) <br /> <br />Upon complying with the provisions of Section 2 of this article, <br />there shall be issued to the owner of the animal inoculated a <br />numbered metallic tag, stamped with the number and the year for <br />which issued, and indicating that the animal has been inoculated <br />against rabies. <br /> <br />(B) <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for any dog owner to fail to provide the dog <br />with a collar or harness to which a current tag issued under this <br />section is securely attached. The collar or harness, with <br />attached tag, must be worn at all times unless the animal is <br />confined in a secure enclosure. <br /> <br />(c) <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for any person to use for any animal a rabies <br />inoculation issued for an animal other than the one using the tag. <br /> <br />Section 4. Evidence of inoculation of cats. <br /> <br /> Cats shall not be required to wear the metallic tag referred to in <br />Section 3 of this article, but the owner of a cat shall maintain the <br />rabies vaccination certificates as written evidence to prove that the <br />cat has a current rabies inoculation. <br /> <br /> <br />