19821123 1982-42ORDINANCE NO. 1982-42
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW SECTION 4-19 TO
ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA.
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia, finding that an emergency exists, hereby
enacts an emergency ordinance pursuant to the authority granted
by Section 29-213.22 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended,
to be numbered 4-19, and to read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 4-19. Cats--rabies inoculation
( a ) It shal 1 be unlawful for the owner or
custodian of a cat to keep, harbor or have in his
custody or control a cat six (6) months old or older
for longer than fourteen (14) days, unless such cat
has been vaccinated with a rabies vaccine approved by
the state department of health and the vaccination is
not beyond the expiration date for such vaccination.
(b) Rabies inoculation receipts, issued by a
veterinarian at the time of vaccination, shall be
carefully preserved by the owner or custodian of the
cat and exhibited promptly upon request for
inspection by any animal warden or other officer.
(c) Every person who shall be in violation of
this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided
in section 1-6(a)(4).
(d) This section shall pass only upon
two-thirds affirmative vote of the members of the
city council present.
This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its
execution by the Mayor.
ATTEST:
Adopted: November 23, 1982
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