Chapter 7.16
RABIES CONTROL

Sections:

7.16.010    Vaccination required.

7.16.015    Failure to vaccinate – Penalty.

7.16.020    Bringing dogs into city – Rabies certificate required.

7.16.030    Issuance of certificate of rabies immunization.

7.16.040    Animals biting person – Confinement or quarantine.

7.16.050    Animal suspected of being rabid – Confinement.

7.16.060    Releasing animal before expiration of quarantine period prohibited.

7.16.010 Vaccination required.

It is unlawful for any person to own or harbor a dog or cat over the age of six months without a valid rabies vaccination. (Ord. 1710 § 4, 2015; Ord. 918 § 6, 1992; Ord. 437 § 1, 1976; Ord. 401 § 4, 1974).

7.16.015 Failure to vaccinate – Penalty.

Owners who fail to obtain a license for their animal as required within the time period specified in OHMC 7.12.010 will be violating the provisions of this title and will be subject to a Class 2 infraction as defined in Chapter 1.28 OHMC. (Ord. 1710 § 4, 2015).

7.16.020 Bringing dogs into city – Rabies certificate required.

Persons bringing dogs or cats into the city shall have readily available, as proof of vaccination, a current valid rabies certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian. Animals which do not have proof of current rabies shot shall be vaccinated immediately at the expense of the owner. (Ord. 1710 § 4, 2015; Ord. 639 § 5, 1983; Ord. 437 § 1, 1976; Ord. 401 § 4, 1974).

7.16.030 Issuance of certificate of rabies immunization.

Any veterinarian administering rabies vaccinations shall issue the owner a certificate of rabies immunization on all animals immunized. (Ord. 1710 § 4, 2015; Ord. 437 § 1, 1976; Ord. 401 § 4, 1974).

7.16.040 Animals biting person – Confinement or quarantine.

Any animal which bites a person shall be confined or quarantined on the premises of its owner as directed by the animal control officer, police officer or by a veterinarian. (Ord. 1710 § 4, 2015; Ord. 437 § 1, 1976; Ord. 401 § 4, 1974).

7.16.050 Animal suspected of being rabid – Confinement.

If an animal is suspected of being rabid, the animal control officer, a police officer or a veterinarian may order the animal surrendered to the pound or placed in a veterinary hospital and such confinement shall be at the owner’s expense. It is unlawful to violate the orders of the persons designated in this section to so confine an animal. (Ord. 1710 § 4, 2015; Ord. 437 § 1, 1976; Ord. 401 § 4, 1974).

7.16.060 Releasing animal before expiration of quarantine period prohibited.

No owner or any person shall knowingly allow any animal confined as set forth in OHMC 7.16.040 or 7.16.050 to escape, nor shall he sell, nor give the animal or otherwise dispose of the animal before the expiration of the quarantine period. (Ord. 1710 § 4, 2015; Ord. 437 § 1, 1976; Ord. 401 § 4, 1974).