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AN ORDINANCE <br />TO AMEND AND REORDAIN ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 4 <br />. OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976, <br />AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RABIES CONTROL <br />BY AMENDING AND REORDAINING SECTIONS 4-18 THROUGH 4-23 <br />AND BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS NUMBERED 4-24 THROUGH 4-31, <br />SUCH AMENDED AND ADDED SECTIONS REQUIRING <br />RABIES VACCINATIONS FOR DOGS AND CATS, AND SPECIFYING <br />CONTROL PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, <br />Virginia: <br />That Article III of Chapter 4 of the Code of the City <br />of Charlottesville, 1976, as amended, be further amended to read <br />as follows: <br />ARTICLE III. RABIES CONTROL. <br />Section 4-18. Vaccination of dogs and cats - Required. <br />fa}--No-deg-ever-six-months-old-shell-be-permitted-within <br />the-eitp-un}ass-sueh-dag-shell-hove-been-vaeeinate&-er-immnnixed <br />. against-rabies;-within-a-period-a€-th#rtp-s}x-months;-w#th-a-Hnited <br />States-Begertment-a€-Agr}erxltnre-mod#€#ed-live-vires-rabies-vaeeine- <br />4b} (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or <br />harbor any dog or cat over six four (4) months old within the city <br />unless such dog or cat shall -have has been vaccinated-er-ineexlated <br />against rabies;-within-a-period-ef-thirtp-six-menthe;-vaith-a-Hn#ted <br />States-Bepartment-a€-Agrienitnre-mod#€led-live-vires-approved-bp <br />the -state -department -e€ -health with a species -appropriate vaccine <br />approved by the Virginia Department of Health and administered <br />by a licensed veterinarian, and has received any required revaccin- <br />ation against rabies as specified in the certificate of vaccination. <br />(b) Upon vaccination or revaccination of a dog or cat as <br />required by this section, a suitable and distinctive rabies tag <br />and a certificate of vaccination, properly executed and signed by <br />the licensed veterinarian performing the vaccination, shall be <br />issued to the animal's owner by the veterinarian, who shall retain <br />a copy of the certificate for his or her records. <br />(c) The certificate issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this <br />section shall be NASPHV Form #50 and shall certify that the dog or <br />cat has been vaccinated in accordance with this article, and shall <br />• include the following information: <br />