§ 6-22. Prerequisite to issuance.

(a)

Upon application for a license, the applicant shall exhibit to the city clerk a certificate from a veterinarian that the animal has been inoculated as required by section 6-49.

(b)

Certificate of vaccination: The veterinarian administering the vaccination shall execute and furnish to the animal owner as evidence thereof a certificate of vaccination, upon a form issued by the veterinarian. The certificate shall contain the following:

(1)

The animal owner's name, address and telephone number;

(2)

The breed, sex, color and name of the inoculated animal;

(3)

The date of inoculation;

(4)

The type of vaccine used;

(5)

Where applicable, the tag number of the rabies vaccination issued; and

(6)

The signature of the veterinarian issuing the certificate.

(c)

If any animal bites any person within a ten-day period preceding the date on which such animal is to be vaccinated, the owner of such animal shall report such fact to the veterinarian and no rabies vaccine shall be administered until after a ten-day observation period.

(Code 1985, § 6-9-2(2))