§ 3.01.007. Vaccination required

(a)

All dogs, cats, ferrets, and potbellied pigs kept, harbored or maintained by their owners within the city corporate limits shall be vaccinated for rabies by the time the animal is four months of age, again at 12 months of age, and once every year if a one-year effective rabies vaccine is administered or once every three years thereafter if a three-year effective rabies vaccine is administered.

(1)

Failure to vaccinate within each required period is a violation of this section.

(2)

A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog, cat, or ferret shall issue to the animal's owner a vaccination certificate that conforms to the requirements established by the state board of health.

(b)

All potbellied pigs kept, harbored or maintained by their owners within the city corporate limits shall be vaccinated for leptospirosis and erysipelas by the time the animal is four months of age and once each year thereafter.

(1)

Failure to vaccinate within each 12-month period is a violation of this section.

(2)

A veterinarian who vaccinates a potbellied pig shall issue to the animal's owner a vaccination certificate that conforms to the requirements established by the state board of health.

(1996 Code, art. 3.300; Ordinance adopted 9-18-07, § 9; Ordinance adopted 10-6-15)

State law reference

Rabies vaccinations, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code, sec. 826.021 et seq.