The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-10-05

NANCE w n v a WAC EGsOe
POSED AT A r e @ q l. A r
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF PRINCE
EDWARD COUNTY. VIRGINIA.
HELD ON SEPTEMBER I, 1852.
AND WHICH HAS BEEN AID
VERTISED IN THE MANNER
PRESCRIBED BY LAW FOR
ADOPTION THIS THE End
DAY OF OCTOBER. 1852. BY
THE BOARD OF SUPERvIS-
ORS OF PRINCE EDWARD
COUNTY Is NOW ADOPTED AS
PROPOSED IN THE FOLLOW
ING WORDS AND FIGURES:
AN ORDINANCE requiring the
vaccination of all dogs In Prince
Edward County. Virginia, in or
der to prevent the entrance and
spread of rabies within bounda-
RIGS of Prince Edward County;
and to provide penalties for VIC
lati0n thereof.
Under authority of Section %
1876. 29196 and 29-188.1 of the
Code of Virginia 1850, the Board
of Supervisors of the County of
Prince Edward. Virginia doth
ordain as follows;
SECTION I. It shall be unlaw-
full for any person. firm or cor
poradon to own. keep, hold or
harbor any dog. over the age of
six t6 months. within Prince
Edward County, Virginia unless
said dog shall have been vacci-
mated with a modified live virus
antirabies vaccine, approved by
the Virginia State Department
of Health. within a period of
thirty-six 1867 months.
SECTION II. Any person, firm
or co: poration transporting a
dog into Prince Edward County,
Virginia, for residence. from
some other jurisdiction; Or any
person. firm or corporation now
residing in Prince Edward Coun-
ty, Virginia, shall be required
to conform with the above regu-
lation within thirty 900 days.
SECTION III. Ia At the time of
vaccination, a suitable and dis
tnctive collar tag and a separ-
ate certificate of incubation for
each dog setting forth the type
Of vaccine used shall be issued
to the dog owner. The collar
tag shall be affixed to the dog S
collar and must be worn at all
times when the dog is not on
the owners property or in the
immediate control of a RESPONSE
BILE person.
90 Any dog found in Prince
Edward County not vaccinated
and identified as described in
the above provisions shall be
impounded by the dog warden,
and such dogs shall be held for
a period of five 80 days. The
dog may be returned to its own
err upon proof of ownership, vac
cination of the dog. payment Of
the cost of impounding the dog,
at usual rates and payment of
any fines assessed under the
provisions of this ordinance.
(c) At the expiration of the
five 80 day period, any dog not
SO claimed by its owner may be
disposed of by giving it into the
possession of any person willing
to pay the cost of impounding,
vaccination, and license, or, if
not so disposed of, it shall be
killed in a humane manner by
the inpounding officer or other
designated official.
SECTION ". (a) In order to
effectuate these provisions, any
person, firm or corporation
making application for a dog Ii
cense for the year 1862 and sub
sequent years, shall be required
to present to the official who is
sues such license, a certificate
of rabies vaccination properly
executed and signed by a Ii
censed veterinarian certifying
that the dog has been vacci-
mated in accordance with the
provisions set forth in Section 1.
The certificate must show the
date of incubation, rabies collar
tag number, a brief description
of the dog, sex and breed, and
the owner thereof. The certifi-
cate must be presented before
the license is issued. When the
dog license has been issued the
certificate of vaccination shall
be so marked and returned to
the dog owner.
SECTION v. When in the judy
ment of the Prince Edward
County Health Director an
emergency shall be deemed to
exist in Prince Edward County,
Virginia. or any section thereof
due to widespread rabies cpl
sootic, for the protection of the
public health the Health Direc-
tor may declare a quarantine in
Prince Edward County or such
section thereof as may be af-
fected, and restrict all dogs to
the owners premises and-or tn