The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-08
LEGAL NOTICES
Amelia Proposed
Rabies Ordinance

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Rabies Ordinance
The following ordinance is pro-
posed for adoption at a regular
meeting Of the Board Of Super
visors of Amelia County to be
held on Monday, September II,
1861.
AN ORDINANCE requiring the
vaccination Of all dogs in Amelia
County, Virginia; in order to pre-
vent the entrance and spread of
rabies within boundaries of
Amelia County: and to provide
/ penalties for violation thereof.
Under authority Of Section o.
! 1876, 29-196 and 29-l88.1 Of the
Code of Virginia 1850, the Board
of Supervisors of the County of
Amelia, Virginia doth ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1.
1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to
own, keep, hold or harbor any
dog, over the age of four a.
months, within Amelia County.
Virginia unless said dog shall
have been vaccinated with a
modified live virus antirabies
vaccine. approved by the Vir-
ginia State Department of Health,
within a period of thirty-six 1867
months.
SECTION II.
Any person, firm or corpora
ton transporting a dog into
Amelia County, Virginia, for resi-
dence; from some other jurisdic-
ton; or any person, firm or cor
poration now residing in Amelia
County, Virginia, shall be re-
quired to conform with. the above
regulation within thirty 600 days.
SECTION III.
(a> At the time Of vaccination,
a suitable and distinctive collar
tag and certificate of innocula-
ton setting forth the type of vac
cine used shall be issued to the
dog owner. The collar tag shall
be affixed to the dogs collar and
must be worn at all times when
the dog is not on the owners
property or in the immediate con-
troll of a responsible person. A
copy of the vaccination certifi-
cate shall be sent to the Amelia
County Treasurer and kept on
file. Duplicate copies may be OBJ
tanned by the dog owner upon
payment of a fee of $00.50 to the
Treasurer Office.
~ Any dog found in Amelia
County not vaccinated and identi-
fled as described in the above
provisions shall be impounded by
the game warden, and such
dogs shall be held for a period
Of five 81 days. The dog may be
returned to its owner upon proof
Of ownership, vaccination of the
dog, payment of the cost of inn
pounding the dog. at usual rates
and payment of any fines as
sessed under the provisions Of
this ordinance.
(c) At the expiration Of the five
81 day period, any dog not so
claimed by its owner may be
disposed of by giving it into pos
session Of any person willing to
pay the cost Of impounding. vac
cination, and license, or, if not
disposed of. it shall be killed in
a humane manner by the i'm
pounding officer or other desig-
mated official.
| CECTJnN ~
(a) In order to effectuate these
provisions, any person. firm or
corporation making application
for a dog license for the year
1862 and subsequent years, shall
be required to present to the Of
fetal who issues such license, a
certificate OF rabies vaccination
properly executed and signed by
a licensed veterinarian certifying
that the dog has been vaccinated
in accordance with the provisions
set forth in Section l. The GER
tificate must show the date OF
innoculation, rabies collar tag
number, a brief description of
the dog, sex and breed, and the
owner thereof. The certificate