Evening star., 1961-04-17
OFFICIAL NOTICES

4ERoN 4ER5 kEa6fsiNo Ri 5RsiioA vAGe2Skk4446N RE9Sk4MA;
OF DOGS AGAINST RABIES
WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. - WHEREAS, the
Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia have been notified by
the. Director Of Public Health of
said District that, notwithstand-
ing the fact that immunization
Of dogs within the District Of
Columbia and other restrictive
measures have eurbed the disease
OF rabies in said District. said
alsease may spread within the
District Of Columbia unless said
THEREFORE. in accordance with
the provision Of E1-23O OF the
District Of Columbia Code, 1881
edition, and by virtue of the pow
ers vested in them By said section,
the Commissioners do hereby pro-
claim: That, (al During the pc
rlod between May l, 1851, and
May g. 1851, both dates inclusive,
every person owning or keeping
or having custody OF a dog OF
the age Of three months or over
IN the District Of Columbia shall
nave such dog vaccinated against
rabies by a licensed veterinarian
Win anti-rabieS vaccine Of a type
Director Of Public Health. except
that II any dog within the Dis
trict during the vaccination pc
riod prescribed above has been
vaecinated against rabies within
. Twelve months Immediately pre-
ceding April IS, 1861, by a IL
censed veterinarian such dog need
not be vaccinated again until
twelve months after date of the
last vaccination: PROVIDED, That
the owner, keeper, or person hay-
ing custody. Of the dog has Sc
cured ana kept a valid vaccina-
tlon certificate and numbered
vaccination tag for such dog: (b)
either at the expense Of the Dis
trict by veterinarians designated
Tor that purpose, or by a private
veterinarian at the expense OF
the person owning, keeping, or
having custody OF dog: (c)
Anti-rabies vaccination at the ex-
pense OF the District will be done
during the week OF May ]. 1861,
during the hours from 800 to
500 PM, Monday through Fri
day, and during the hours from
300 AM to 1900 Noon on Sat-
urday. These vaccinations shall be
done az the below listed locations:
NORTHWEST SECTIoN-Addison
schooI' sschhooI' 3TaS P Street: Adams
sfrssts sffHSG Aes RsA Dss sPd HirS S'ItGTn5r seS6d
Fort Drive and Nebraska Ave;
Polk School Grounds. 9TH and p
Streets; Northwest Central Clinic.
18th and Upshur Streets; Whit
Streets. SOUTHEAST SECTION
Kramer Jr. High School, 18th and
g Streets; Stanton School, Ala
SlnI Sama Avenue and Naylor Road.
NORTHEAST SECTION = Bur-
s3Isi T9gshs School. 18th and Monroe
Street and BenninE Road; Merritt
SOUTHWEST sEcTToN-D. G.
Pound, South Capitol and Eye
streets. I'D Dogs shall be brought
as soon as possible after the OPEN
ing time Of the clinics and must
pe leashed in accordance with
the provisions APPLYING to dogs
or Article 1S Of the. Police Regu-
ilations; In case Of rain during
will be held but they vii be con-
Quoted on the next scheduled date.
That, (al Upon such vaccination,
the veterinarian administering the
vaccine shall execute a certificate
upon the form adopted by the
ommissioners, which certificate
shall be furnished to the owner
or other. person presenting dos
Tor vaccination, the stub Of such
veterinarian and disposed OF a,
directed by the Director Of Public
Health; tbl Every veterinarian
practicinR in the District shall
furnish to the Director Of Public
Health such reports concerning
dogs vaccinated by him agains,
rabies as the Director Of Public
Health may. require That, Vet
erinarians shall, upon vaccinating
2 dog aEinSt rabies, furnish ia
the .net,oE owner .;i,, or soS other psrson, pre-
PERSON owning, Keeping, kasii or or hsyins syf1s
custody Of dog in the District
OF Columbia shall affix and keer
affixed to- the collar or harness
OF such dog the vaccination taR
provided for in this proclamation
tb). No person owning, keeping,
or having custody of a dog in the
District shall ,affix or permit to
oIliASu W tue CullbE VI ndI Ilcss
OF such dog any tag other than
tag, or owners Identification tag;
(e) No person owning. keeping
or having custody Of a dag in
the District shall affix or permit
to be affixed to the collar or har-
ness Of such dog vaccination tas
unless such vaccination tag was
issued for such dog; (d) No vet
erinartan licened TO practice In
the District shall issue GER
tificate. or vaccination tag for any
dog unless such dog has been vac
That, the owner. keeper, or per-
son having custody of any dos
within the District which reached
the age Of two months after the
effective date OF this proclama-
tion shall have such dog vacci-
mated AGAINST rabies within ony
month Of the date upon which
such. dog reaches the age Of two
months. Such dog NAV be vac.
cinated either at the expense oi
the owner, keeper, OF person hav.
llng custody thereof by a private
licensed veterinarian, or at tht
bia at one Of the clinics LISTED
above. That, The owner. keeper
or any person having custody Of
any dog brought into the Dis.
trict after April Is, 1861. shall
have such dog vaccinated against
rabies within. fifteen days after
It's arrival herein: PROVIDED
That II any such dog has been SC
yaccinated subsequent to April Is
1861, and the owner, keeper, OF
person having custody of suck
dog has a valid certificate from
the veterinarian who performed
the vaccination and vaccination
tag for such dog, such dog need
not. be vaccinated again unit
twelve months after the date Of
the last vaccination. That. Thi,
proclamation shall become effec.
tive on April ] 3, 1851, and shall
continue in effect through Apri
Is, 1862. NOW. THEREFORE
any person violating any OF thu
toreEoinE provisions OF this proc.
lamation is subject, upon convic.
tion of such violation, to a flint
Of not more than 5000 or i'm
prisonment for not more than 90
days, BY order of the Board o.
GGqmImTitsIsicnsrs, ITiI p. G. W n, 10:
= j. CLARKE, COMMRS., D. c
e N. THoRNETT, Secretary Il
the Board. apiF