Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-29
OFFICIAL NOTICES

OF Public Health OF said District,
that; Notwithstanding immunizatIon
lumbia and other restrictive meas
ures have curbed the disease Of
rabies In said District, unless said
measures are continued In. force,
said disease may spread within the
FORE. in Sccordance with the pro-
visions of Section OF the Act
approved June 10, 1873, as amended
BY SECTION 3 Of Public Law No.
i2S,oy 18th GongTress,; lst Session:
tSe e. SS bowers i Hess:d n te ny
BY said Section, the said Commits
iMANTI 10 RA asdi VHcciSAT ION.
Par: l. Sal During the period be-
every person owning or keeping or
District shall have such dog vac
cinated against rabies, by licensed
veterinarian, with anti-rabies vac
proved By ths pire Sire rfe q Pubic Sic
Par. 8 Of this section. (b) Snch
vaccination may be done either at
the expense Of the District, by
veterinarian DESIGNATED for that
person owning, keeping or having
custody of q dog, BY a private vet
erinarian. tcl An.i-rahies vaecina-
ton at the expense Of the District
will be done on Monday, Wednes-
6 6Sy and oS MT d5asy Of each yes6 Des ts
and ending on Friday. September 2.
1855, between the hours Of 200
listed below: NORTHWEST SEC:
TON TON; !, AAdeSdison schoSl, 324e 2
and California Streets; Alice Deal
High School. Fort Drive and Ne
braska Avenue; Polk School, 9TH
and Streets, Upshur Street Hos
pital, l4th and Upshur. Sts.; Whit
souTIE HVs sEc Tic Snf Kramer s r.
High School, 18th and @ SITS;
Naylor I'd. NORTHEAST SECTION;
Burroughs school. 18th and Mon
snd okls a Ave: Merritt School .5l.
SECTION: b. c. Pound, So. Capitol
and Eye Streets. Dogs should be
brought as soon as possible after
the, opening time OF the clinics,
with this Proclamation. In case of
rain during the scheduled hours,
no clinics Will be held, but will be
conducted on the next scheduled
date. Par. :, The word dog" as
means every dog Of the age Of
three CD months CT ever. Par, ..
ta) Upon such vaccination the vet
erlnarian administering the vaccine
shall execute a certificate upon the
which certificate shall be furnished
to the owner or. other person
presenting a dog for vaccination,
the stub of such certificate to be
retained by. said veterinarian end
disposed disposed Of as directed by the
th) Every veterinarian practicing
in this District shall furnish to
the. Director Of Public Health, D. c.,
such reports concerning uogs vac
etnated against rabies as the said
d Director Of Public Health may re-
upon vaccinating q dog against
rabies furnish to the owner or
other person presenting such dog,
q numbered vaccination tag Par.
8. tal 1t shall be the duty Of every
person owning, Keeping; or having
to- sfix and Keep s .atiixed S f to the
collar or harness Of such dog, the
vaccination tag provided for In
this, Proclamation. !(b) No person
oTYninT;d Ak keeping or having iTI custody SS
afhx or permit to be affixed to the
collar or harness Of such dog, any
tag. other than current tax tag
and q vaccination tag. (c) No
person owning, keeping; or having
shall sfhx or permit to be sfixed,
TO the collar or harness Of such
dog, q vaccination tag unless such
vnSs tag vas issued for
Seh aO e. ursece NJ IN tSs b1et
snail .asIe csrtineata ~ s,se
cination tag. for any dog unless
such dog has been vaccinated
against rabies. Par 8. II any dog
within this District during the vac
inafo =, sEio secRon 5ss hem in Par
cinated AGAINST rabies within twelve
months Immediately preceding Au-
gust !. 1855, by licensed vet
erinartan., such dog need not be
yaccinated again during the efiee-
provided, that the owner, keeper or
person having custody Of dog has
secured from such veterinarian a
vaccination certificate and num-
bered vaccination tag for such dog.
Par Par .v The o rn,GaI keeper: or per-
within this District which reached
the age Of two months after the
effective date Of this Proclamation.
shall have such dog vaccinated
against rabies within one month
reaches the age Of two months.
Such dog may be yaccinated either
at the expense Of the owner, keeper,
or person having custody thereof,
by a. private licensed veterinarian
Of Columbia. at one Of The clinics
listed In Par. tc) of this section.
Par s. Any person bringing or
causing to be brought into this
Distzict a dog, as defined in Par.
goof this section; after August ],
after the arrival of. such dog, have
such dog vaccinated against rabies.
Provided. that II any such dog has
been, vaccinated against rabies by
. licensed veterinarian within
ing the date Of its arrival in this
District, such dog need not be vac
cinated again during the effective
period OF this Proclamation, II the
owner, keeper or, person having
f TS the OF sash a9E has Sb secured
ctnated such dog a certificate and
vaccination tag for such dog. Par.
q: Leashing. From and after the
effective date of this Proclamation
no person owning, keeping, or hay-
trict shall permit such dog to be
on any public. street or highway
OF. in any public place in this Dis
trlct. unless such dog. is firmly
secured bv. substantial leash not
81 perso oDur ca lesf Of sn manas ess
such dog. Par. 10; Dogs in Yards.
date Of this Proclamation, no per-
son owning, keeping or having GUS
tody q dog in this District shall
any yard or other enclosure or
on any private property, or in
any automobile or other vehicle,
In such a manner that such dog
can bite or menaee persons law
highway or public place. SECTION
II-PENALTY. Any person violat-
ing any Of the foregoing provisions
OF this Proclamation is subject
upon conviction Of such violation
Or Imprisonment for mot more than
80 days SECTION IIi-SUsPEN-
SION OF PROVISION OF COM
MuNICABLE DISEASES REGuLA-
TONS. The operation Of the sixth
mails" Of section 3 10 Of the The Re s
lations to Prevent ana Control the
Spread OF Communicable and Pre-
ventable Diseases, in the District
e GOS%Ss P STsSa d By the
ity vested in them by an Act
approved August Il: 1889. and
reading as follows. Whenever any
person brings dog into the Dis
trict Of Columbia, such dog shall
be duarantined on the premises or
on the leash OF the owner or pos
SCISSOR for period Of ninety days
from such importation, unless such
owner or possessor shall obtain
a certificate from veterinarian
practicing in the place wheAce the
dog came that there has not been
within ninety days from the giving
Of such certificate an epidemic OF
I rabies IN such place ..,, T. hereby
~ t sIisp RI9sll9mati ign sEEcTIoN
REGULATION. The operation OF
Section . Of Article XVIII OF the
Police Regulations of the District
OF Columbia, reading as follows:
Sec. > No animal Of the dog kind
shall be allowed to 20 at large
without collar or tag, as now pre-
scribed by law, and unless under
the control Of an attendant, and
II he Is OF a quarrelsome or dam
gerous disposition, he shall fur
thermore be secured by a cNain or
cord held by some person" Is
suspended for the effective period
Of this Proclamation, as Of the
EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF PROC
LAMATIQN. This Proclamation be-