19881213 1988-27ORDINANCE NO. 1988-27
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4-19 OF ARTICLE
III, CHAPTER 4, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, CONCERNING RABIES
INOCULATIONS FOR DOGS AND DOMESTICATED CATS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that
Section 4-19, Article III, Chapter 4 of the Code of the City of Fairfax is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 4-19 Rabies inoculation for dogs and domesticated cats.
(a) It shall be unlawful to keep, harbor or have in one's custody or
control a dog or domesticated cat ~-(6~ (4) four months old or older for
longer than fourteen (14) days, unless such dog or domesticated cat has been
vaccinated with a rabies vaccine app~eYeU licensed by the United States
Department of Agriculture ~a~e-~eal~-UeRam~meR~. The person performing the
vaccination shall ensure that the expiration date for the vaccine has not
passed.
(b) Rabies inoculation receipts issued by a veterinarian at the time
of vaccination, shall be preserved by the owner or custodian of the dog or
domesticated cat and exhibited for inspection upon the request of any person
charged with the enforcement of this article.
(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).
Introduced: November 29, 1988
Adopted: December 13, 1988
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