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~RTICLE II '~ <br /> <br /> RABIES CONTROL <br /> <br />Sec. 1. Compliance with state law, article, ap su_pplement co state law <br /> <br /> (a) It shall be unlawful for any animal owner or other person co fei] <br />comply with the slate laws relating go ~he control of rabies <br /> <br /> (b) It Is the purpose of this article [o supplemeet the state l~{ws by <br />1)rov]ding a procedure for the enforcemet%t of state laws relating [o rabies <br />coutro], In a(l(litiol~ ~o the criminal pe~]alties provided by state <br /> <br />Sec. 2. Inoculation of do~.~, cats and other pec9 <br /> <br /> (a) It shall be unlawful for' an o~er to fa~l to pt'ovlde <br />inoculation by a licensed veterinarian against rabies (hydrophobia) for any dog <br />or ea~ four (4) months of age or older. Should it be deemed necessary by <br />County Ilealth Director, the Board of County Co~lssioners or~ the State Publi~ <br />l]ealth Veterinarian that other pets be il~oculated In order ~o prevent <br />threatened epidemic or ~o control an exls~lng epidemlc~ 1~ 6ha~l be unlawf~l fo <br />an owner to fail to provide current inoculation by a licensed veterlnnr~a~ <br />against rabies for that peC. <br /> (b) A rabies inoculation shall be deemed "current~' ~or a eec if th <br />inoculation has been given withi~ the preceding twelve (12) ~months. A table <br />inoculation shall be deemed ~current" for a dog ~f two lnocdlattons have bee <br />given one year apart and booster doses of rabies vaccil%e administered <br />~hree years thereafger. <br /> <br />Sec, 3, Inoculation <br /> <br /> (a) Upon complying with the provisions of Section 2 0f this article, <br />shall be issued ~o the o~er of the animal inoculated a flumb~red metallic <br />scamped with the number and the year for which issued, add tndicatlng that t <br />animal has been inoculated against rabies. ~ [.~,~.,}.. <br /> <br /> <br />