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Responsible Pet Care
ANIMAL SERVICE LAWS REGARDING REQUIREMENTS FOR
RABIES VACCINATIONS AND PINE BLUFF LICENSE.
Rabies vaccination
and licensing requirements are strictly enforced. It is the
responsibility of the pet owner to insure their pet/s are in
compliance with all regulations.
It is the law that
every owner of a dog and/or cat vaccinate their pet against Rabies at
three (3) months of age and every year thereafter by a licensed
veterinarian. It is the law that a City Tag be distributed at the time
of vaccination. Pet license tags are required to be attached to the
dog/cat's collars and worn at all times to provide identification as
an "owned" animal. Animals that lives indoors are not exempt from the
vaccination and license requirement. Proof of vaccination must be
available on any cat allowed to remain on your premise. If your pet's
tag becomes lost, it can be replaced with verification of vaccination.
"OWNER" shall mean
any person, business, corporation or other legal entity who keeps in
his care, harbors, acts as custodian, or PERMITS an animal to remain
on or about his premises. You become the owner of any dog or cat that
you feed and allow to stay around your home for three (3) or more
days. If a stray shows up on your premise or in your neighborhood call
Animal Services and have it picked up.
NEVER CHASE AN
ANIMAL AWAY - IT ONLY MAKES IT HARDER TO CAPTURE WHEN IT IS TERRIFIED
OF PEOPLE.
FAILURE TO VACCINATE
AND LICENSE PETS WILL RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION BEING BROUGHT AGAINST
YOU. FAILURE TO COMPLY IS A MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE AND/OR
JAIL SERVICE.
IF YOU RECEIVED A
VIOLATION NOTICE AND YOUR ANIMAL ARE NOT CURRENT ON RABIES VACCINATION
AND LICENSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOU
TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ORDER TO CORRECT TO CONFIRM
COMPLIANCE.
IF YOU PAY THE
VIOLATION PENALTY WITH OUT COMPLETING THE VACCINATION AND LICENSE TAG
REQUIREMENTS, YOU MAY BE ISSUED A UNIFORM CITATION TO APPEAR IN
DISTRICT COURT.
PLEASE COOPERATE
WITH OUR DEPARTMENT AS WE STRIVE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY FROM THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OUTBREAK OF RABIES.
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