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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, <br />VIRGINIA, 1973, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 4-66, 4-67 <br />AND 4-68 THEREOF, PERTAINING TO RABIES CONTROL AND <br />REQUIRING THE VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS AND BY ADDING <br />THERETO SECTION 4-69 PERTAINING TO CONCEALING OR HARBORING <br />ANIMALS TO PREVENT DESTRUCTION OR CONFINEMENT. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That Sections 4-66, 4-67, and 4-68 of the Code of <br />the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended to read <br />as fellows: <br /> <br />Section 4-66. Vaccination of dogs and cats. <br /> <br /> (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, <br />harbor, or have in his care, custody or control, any dog or <br />cat six (6) months old or older unless such dog or cat has <br />been vaccinated or inoculated against rabies in the manner <br />set forth in subsection (b) of this section within a period <br />o~ twelve (12) months if such dog or cat shall have been <br />vaccinated or inoculated by the one-year vaccine or within <br />a period of thirty-six (36) months if such dog or cat shall <br />have been vaccinated or inoculated by the three-year <br />vaccine. <br /> <br /> (b) Certificate. The vaccination or inoculation <br />required by subsection (a) of this section shall be by <br />vaccine approved by the State Department of Health and <br />shall be certified to by a licensed veterinarian. Such <br />certificate shall be dated as of the date of inoculation or <br />vaccination, shall show the rabies tag number, the sex and <br />breed of the dog or cat, and the owner thereof, and whether <br />the vaccine given is the one-year vaccine or the three-year <br />vaccine, together with such other information as may <br />reasonably be required by the Director of Public Health. <br />Such tag shall be firmly attached to the dog's or cat's <br />collar and shall be worn at all times when the dog or cat <br />is not on the property of the owner or custodian of the dog <br />or cat or in the immediate control of some responsible <br />person. <br /> <br />Section 4-67. Owning, keeping or transporting unvaccinated <br /> dog or ca~. <br /> <br /> It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or <br />harbor or have in his care, custody or control any dog or <br />cat over six (6) months old within the City unless such dog <br />or cat shall have been vaccinated or inoculated in <br />accordance with the provisions of this article. Any person <br />transporting a dog or cat into the city from another <br />jurisdiction shall comply with this section within thirty <br /> <br /> <br />