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2 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12~ 1957 ,-- AN amINAIDE REQUnUNG THE VACCINATION OF DOGS IN THE CITY OF lIARTImVILLE, REQUJRING THE LICENSIllZ THERFDF, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMEN'l' OF AN IMPOUNDING OFFICER AND THE ESTABLISHIlEbfr OF A DOG POtINn, GENmALI;Y REGULA.TIID DOGS WITHIN THE CITY, AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY THERmvITH. WHEREAS, it is the judgment of Council that in the interest of public health and safety, that Article II of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City ot Martins- vi11e, Virginia, 1956, should be amended; now, therefore, BE IT CRMINED by the City Council of the City of Martimville, Virginia, as fo1lo1fs: ,_.~ Sec. 2-5 Vaccination. It shall be unlawful for any person, finn or corporation to 'own, keep, hold or harbor any dog, over the age ot 4 months, within the City of )(a.rtinsville unless said dog shall have been vaccinated or inoculated within a period of 12 morrths with a killed rabies vaccine approved by the Virginia State Department of Health. Any person, f'inn or corporation transporting a dog into the City of Martinsville .from some other jurisdiction, shall be required to conform with the above regulation within thirty days. ~1.1...'~....p.,.; l'l~i ~'II~ 'i~ LL""'--:' Sec. 2-6 Collar Tag. At the time of' vaccination, a suitable and distinctive collar tag am. a certificate of inoculation shall be issued to the dog owner. The owner shall have the collar tag affixed to the dog's collar and the owner shall have the dog 'Wear the collar with the affixed collar tag at all times when the dog is not on the owner's property or in the immediate control of a responsible person. Sec. 2-7 Certificate of vaccination; issuance of license. In order to effectuate these provisions, any person, firm or corporation making application f'or a dog license shall be required to present to the city treasurer, a certificate of rabies vaccination proper1y executed and signed by a licensed veterinarian certifyi~ that the dog has been vaccinated in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 2-5. The certificate must show the date of inoculation, rabies collar tag number, a brief description of the dog, sex and breed and the owner thereof. The certificate must be presented befcre the license is isslmd and must certify that the dog has been proper~ vaccinated within 60 days. When the dog license has been issued the certificate of vaccination shall be so marked and returned to the dog owmr. Sec. 2-8 No dogs to be at large without license. At no time shall aItY person permit his dog to run at large in any public place within the city, unless the license tax required by law has been paid, and the tag showing such payment is attached to its collar or secured by a cord around its nec~ Sec. 2-9 Impo~ as Any- dog f'ound in the ci tor not vaccinated, identified or licensed,/required in this ordinance shall be impounded by an authorized official of the city and such dogs shall be held for a period of ten days. The dog may be released to its OImer, within the first five days of' the ten~ period, upon the owner's proof' of owmrship,vaccination ot the dog, payment of the cost of impoundi~ the dog at the rate ot twenty-five cents per drq, with aJl1inimt1Dl of two dollars, and payment of' any fine assessed under the provisions of this ordinance.