HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1287ORDINANCE N0. 1287
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
AMENDING SECTIONS 5-71 AND 5-72 OF
THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO THE VACCINATIONS OF DOGS
The City Council of the City of Lynwood DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 5-71 of the Lynwood Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 5-71. Initial Vaccinations. Every person
keeping, harboring or having a dog over the age of four (4)
months in the city shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with a
type of rabies vaccine approved by the Los Angeles County Health
Officer within a period of thirty (30) days from the date such
dog was harbored, kept or had within the city, or within thirty
(30) days from the date the said dog attains the age of four (4)
months, provided, however, that the aforesaid provision shall not
apply so as to require the vaccination of any dog which has been
vaccinated with an approved vaccine by a person licensed by the
State of California, or by any other state or nation, to practice
veterinary medicine where such vaccine has been completed within
the period of time as hereinafter prescribed in this section.
If the dog's vaccination was performed at an age of
under. twelve (12) months, it must have been completed within
one year prior to the date such dog was first kept, harbored or
brought into the city. If the dog was last vaccinated at an
age over twelve (12) months, it must have been completed within
thirty-six (36) months prior to the date such dog was first kept,
harbored, or brought into the city.
Section 2. Section 5-72 of the Lynwood Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 5-72. Rabies Revaccination
Every person keeping, harboring or having in the city a
dog which has received its initial rabies vaccination shall cause
such dog to be revaccinated twelve (12) months after the initial
vaccination with an approved type of rabies vaccine. Such dog
who has received vaccination after the initial vaccination or
such dog who has received its initial vaccination over twelve (12)
months of age shall be revaccinated no sooner than twenty-four (24)
months with an approved type rabies vaccine.
First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
said City held on the 3rd day of March , 1987, and
finally ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 17tH day of March , 1987•
AYES: COUNCILPERSONS BYORK, HENNING, MORRIS, WELLS, RICIIARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Paul H. Richards, Mayor
City of Lynwood
ATTEST:
Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
City of Lynwood
APPROVED AS~TO FfORM:
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City Attorn
APPROVED AS TO ONTENT:
Charles Comez, City M alter
STATE OF CALIFOILNIA )
ss.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, :the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lyn~aood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said City,
do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy
of Ordinance No. 1287 adopted by the City Council of the
City of Lynwood, and that the same was passed on the date
and by the vote therein stated.
DATED this 18th day of March 19 87
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