HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-16 Amending Limitation Period on Rabies VaccinationORDINANCE NO. 86-16
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA',.AMENDING THE LIMITATION
PERIOD ON RABIES VACCINATION.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE- CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby finds
and declares that the California Administrative Code relating to Canine
Rabies Regulations has been amended and that necessary changes are required
to bring the Costa Mesa Municipal Code into conformity.
ACCORDINGLY, the following sections of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
are amended and added to conform to State law.
SECTION 2.
1. Section 3-122 of Title 3, Chapter VI, Article 2, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 3-122. Required.
Every person who owns, possesses, or harbors any dog shall have such
dog vaccinated against rabies by a duly licensed veterinarian, or some
person under his supervision, in accordance with the following:
(1) Primary Immunization. Primary immunization or initial immuniza-
tion shall be defined as the first rabies vaccination administered to dogs
after the age of four (4) months and prior to twelve (12) months. Cali-
fornia Health and Safety Code Section 1920 requires that the primary
immunization be administered within thirty (30) days after the dog attains
the age of four (4) months.
(2) Revaccination Intervals. Dogs shall be revaccinated one year
(12 months) after the primary immunization. Thereafter dogs shall be
revaccinated at least once every three years (36 -months). If the primary
immunization was done after the dog reached the age of twelve (12) months,
then the revaccination shall be at least once every three years (36 months).
A dog may not be licensed prior to vaccination, and the period of vac-
cination must last the length of the full term of the licensing period. A
revaccination may not be ordered sooner than twelve (12) months following
a primary immunization nor sooner than twenty-four (24) months for a dog
over the age of 12 months."
2. Section 9-123 of Title 3, Chapter VI, Article 2, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Section 3-123. Vaccination Upon Importation.
Every person who brings into the City a dog which has not been vacci-
nated with the approved vaccine as herein prescribed: (A) within (12)
months prior to the importation, for dogs between the ages of four (4)
months and twelve (12) months; or (B) within thirty (30) months prior to
the importation, for dogs over the age of twelve (12) months, shall have
such dog vaccinated within seven (7) days from and after its arrival in the
City. A certificate of vaccination issued by a duly licensed veterinarian,
or person under his direct supervision, from any other jurisdiction, estab-
lishing vaccination _of the specific dog with an approved vaccine may be
accepted:, provided it is within the interval prescribed by this section."
3. Section 3-125 of Title 3, Chapter VI, Article 2, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 3-125. Veterinarian's Certificate Required.
Every duly licensed veterinarian, or person under his direct supervi-
sion, after vaccinating any dog, shall sign a certificate in triplicate
containing the following information:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner or harborer
of the vaccinated dog.
(b) The type of rabies vaccine administered, the naive of the manufac-
turer, the lot number of the vaccine, and the date of immunization.
(c) The year, number of dog license tag, and name of city where
issued or, in the event the dog has not previously been licensed, a nota-
tion to that effect.
(d) A description of the vaccinated dog, including breed, color, age,
and sex.
Such veterinarian, or person under his direct supervision, shall
immediately present the original certificate to the owner, possessor, or
harborer of the dog, shall deliver the duplicate copy of the certificate to
the Orange County Health Department, and shall retain the triplicate copy
thereof."
4. Section 3-91 is added to Title 3, Chapter V, to read as follows:
"Section 3-91. Skunks.
Because of the presence of rabies in skunks in California, no person
shall do any of the following: trap or capture skunks for pets; or trap,
capture, or hold skunks in captivity for sale, barter, exchange, or gift;
transport skunks from or into the City except by'permit from the California
State Department of Health Services to a recognized zoological garden or a
research institution."
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
thirty (30) days from and after the passage thereof, and prior to the
expiration of fifteen (15) days from its passage shall be published once in
the ORANGE COAST DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation, printed
and published in the City of Costa Mesa or, in the alternative, the City
Clerk may cause to be published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified
copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the
City Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance,
and within fifteen (15) days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to
be published the aforementioned summary and shall post in the office of
the City Clerk a certified copy of this Ordinance together with the names
of the members of the City Council voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of July, 1986.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Cos Mesa ayo of the City ofesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and fore-
going Ordinance No. 86-16 was introduced and considered section by section
at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 16th day of June,
1986, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on the 7th day of July, 1986, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ;%v-x�Q.r
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: /"-"—
IN WITNESS, -WHEREOF, -I. have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of'_Costa Mesa this 8th day of July, 1986.
City Clerk and ex—off icio Clerk the
City Council of the City of CoslyMesa
APPROVED ---A8 TO RM
CITY ATTORNE