HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 5982-1972RESOLUTION NO. 59 8.2
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENTATION
OF ANTI-RABIES VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR DOGS.
WHEREAS, the State Department of Public Health on
December 5, 1971, declared the County of San Mateo to be
a rabies endemic area based on the discovery of three bats
diagnosed as rabies positive, and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Health Department has
requested each city to take steps to ameliorate this condi-
tion, and
WHEREAS, the Health Department has submitted recommenda-
tions embodied in Exhibit A attached hereto which would allow
the Peninsula Humane Society to require that all dogs receive
anti-rabies vaccine prior to the issuance of a dog license,
and
WHEREAS, this basic requirement by resolution is legally
consistent with South San Francisco Ordinance #564, Section XXVII;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Health
Department in conjunction with the Peninsula Humane Society
is hereby authorized to implement those vaccine requirements
hereby set forth in Exhibit A attached, upon the performance
of the following conditions:
1. San Mateo County Health Department make anti-
rabies vaccinations available at nominal cost
on reasonably regular periodic basis.
2. The vaccination be made available in the South
South San Francisco locale.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the
City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held
le
on the 20th day of
lowing vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN
NOES, "
ABSENT, "
November
, 19 72 , by the fol-
Patrick E. Ahern, Gordon T. Boblitt,
William A. Borba and F. Frank Mammini
None
Wa rren STe i n kamp
Cm~ty Clerk
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II.
I. Vaccination Requirement
Every dog over four (4)months of age shall have a
medically current vaccination with a canine anti-rabies
vaccine approved by the Health Department of the State
of California. Such vaccination shall be administered
by a veterinarian or as provided through County recognized
vaccination clinics. Every person who owns or comes to
own an unvaccinated dog shall have ten (10) days in which
to comply with the provisions of this section.
Exception: No dog need be vaccinated for rabies where:
(a) A licensed veterinarian has examined said dog and
certified at such time that a vaccination would
endanger the dog's health because of physiological
reasons;
(b) Such certificate is presented to the Health Officer
within five (5) days of such examination; and
(c)
The Health Officer concurs in the opinion of the
veterinarian, contained in such certificate, and endorses
on such certificate his approval thereof. Such cer-
tificate must bear the date of issuance and must be
renewed each year.
Veterinarian' s Certificate: Elements
The following items of information shall be included in the
certi fi cate:
1. Owner's full name, address and telephone number.
2. Vaccination tag number.
3. Breed, age, sex and color or markings of the dog.
4. A statement which provides: "This Certifies that the
dog described herein was vaccinated against rabies with:
a. Live Virus Vaccines
(1) Chick embryo origin
(2) Tissue culture Origin (canine kidney, chick
fibroblast, hamster kidney, and porcine kidney)
b. Killed Virus Vaccines
(1) Caprine, Ovine Nerve Tissue