<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-4. - Vaccination for rabies.</div>
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               (a)
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               Every dog or cat located in the county, over the age of four months, must be vaccinated
               for rabies.
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               (b)
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               It shall be the duty of the owner of each and every dog and cat over the age of four
               months to have the same vaccinated and not to permit the period of immunity of said
               vaccination to expire, unless a certificate is presented to the county department
               of public health signed by a licensed veterinarian that a rabies vaccination would
               be detrimental to the health of the dog or cat. A licensed veterinarian or a certified
               rabies vaccinator shall administer the vaccine.
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               (c)
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               Every owner is required to see that the rabies tag is securely fastened to the chain,
               collar or harness which the dog must wear at all times, unless the dog is accompanied
               by its owner; is engaged in hunting or other sport in which a collar might endanger
               the dog's safety and is under the direct control and supervision of its owner; is
               penned on owner's premises; is on a leash; or is within a vehicle driven or parked
               on the street and unable to remove itself from the vehicle. G.S. 130A-190 allows for
               exemption for cats' wearing of rabies tags; however, cats should be microchipped.
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               (d)
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               Any dogs at large without visible identification and current rabies tag shall be consider
               a stray and subject to capture by county animal control. If said animal is captured
               by animal control, it shall be impounded at the county animal shelter. G.S. 130A-190
               allows for exemption for cats wearing of rabies tags; however cats should be microchipped.
               It will be the responsibility of the owner of the cat to prove that the cat has had
               required vaccinations.
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               (Ord. No. 008-01, Â§ 4, 6-16-2008)
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               State provisions regarding rabies control, including the requirement that all dogs
               and cats over four months of age be vaccinated, G.S. 130A-184 et seq.
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