Evening star., 1945-08-03
Dogs Ordered
'Vaccinated by
September !
Clinics Will Be Open
Three Days Weekly;
Heavy Penalties Set

The Commissioners have ordered
the vaccination of all dogs three
months old or over between next
Monday and September Z.
Dog owners were advised that the
vaccine will be given at any of 10
public clinics and by private vet
erinarians. One additional public
clinic is yet to be announced.
The Commissioners ISSUED their
proclamation late yesterday under
provisions of the rabies control bill
signed by President Truman on
July S. Previously, the city heads
had ordered leashing of all dogs
on public streets and places, starting
July %.
Enough Vaccine on Hand.
The Health Department reported
that it has enough vaccine to i'm
munize 10000 dogs, and that an
additional amount for 5000 dogs is
expected later.
The clinics will be conducted Mon
days, Wednesday and Fridays from
4 to 6 pm, beginning next Monday.
In the event of rain during the
scheduled hours, no clinics will be
held until the following scheduled
day.
Clinics will be conducted at the
following places:
Kramer Junior High, Seventeenth
and @ streets Sc; Eliot Junior
High, Eighteenth and c streets NE:
Burroughs School, Eighteenth and
Monroe streets NE; Whittier School,
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV;
Deal Junior High, Fort drive and
Nebraska avenue NV; Adams
School, Nineteenth and California
streets NV: Upshur Street Hospital
grounds, Fourteenth and Upshur
streets NV: Polk School, Seventh
and P streets NV; old Jefferson
School, Sixth and C streets S.W.,
and the dog pound, South Capitol
and I streets.
Clinic to Be Added.
A clinic to be located in the
Georgetown area will be announced
later, according to Acting Health
Officer Daniel L. Seckinger.
The proclamation said dogs
should be brought as soon as possible
after the opening OF the clinics,
and must be lesshed." After the
dog has been vaccinated the veter-
marian is to fill out certificate
for the dogs owner Veterinarians
also are to furnish the owner with
a numbered vaccination tag, which
must be affixed to the collar of the
dog along with the usual dog tag.
Penalty for violation is a maxi
mum sentence of 80 days in Jail or
a fine up to $500. The proclama-
ton will remain in effect until June
80 of next year, the same time at
which the leashing proclamation Of
last month expires.
Any dog vaccinated against rabies
10 months before September 7 by
licensed veterinarian need not be
vaccinated again during the effec-
tive date of the proclamation, al
though The owner must obtain a
certificate of vaccination ana tag.
Amy person bringing dog into
the District after September must
have it vaccinated within Is days
after arrival, unless it has been
immunized within 10 months be-
fore coming into the District. The
owner, however, must obtain cer-
tificate and tag for the dog.
After September 7 a veterinarian
designated by the Health Depart
ment will administer vaccine at the
dog pound on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays between 4 and 6
pm.
Six OF the school sites were OBJ
| tanned by permission of the Board
of Education. which agreed to the
use of grounds with concrete or
asphalt grounds. The Health De-
partment has agreed to arrange
for the policing and cleaning of the
grounds.