Pine Bluff Animal Control

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.

Each year, Pine Bluff Animal Services investigates many animal bite cases. The reason for this is rabies. Rabies is a virus that can be transmitted to humans and other warm-blooded animals from the saliva of an animal that is already infected with the rabies virus. The mode of transmission can be a bite, scratch, or abrasion from the affected animal, or it can be an open wound or mucus membranes being licked by a rabid animal. Rabies is a deadly disease. There is no cure for rabies.

All cats and dogs are required to receive a rabies vaccination before the age of five months. Dogs and cats are not the only animals that can spread the rabies virus. Foxes, bats, skunks, and raccoons can carry the virus.

To protect yourself and your pet(s) from this deadly virus, you must have your pet(s) vaccinated against rabies. For their protection, keep your pet confined. If you see any suspicious animal wild or tame in your area, report it to Pine Bluff Animal Services. Stay away from stray, wild, or injured animals. Do not keep, handle, touch or feed any stray or wild animals.

Please cooperate with our department as we strive to protect our community from the possibility of an outbreak of rabies.

It is the responsibility of pet owners to vaccinate their pet against rabies every year or every three years by a license veterinarian. City code requires a pet license tag be distributed at the time of vaccination. Pet license are available at the following Jefferson County Veterinarian Clinics.

Animal Hospital on Olive                                          Oak Park Animal Hospital
3107 South Olive Street                                              2810 West 28th Street
Pine Bluff, Ar. 71603                                                  Pine Bluff, Ar. 71603

Hunter’s Animal Hospital                                           Port City Animal Hospital
7200 Sheridan Road                                                    3404 Camden Rd. Suite D
White Hall, Ar. 71602                                                 Pine Bluff, Ar. 71603

Luebker Veterinary Clinic                                          White Hall Veterinary Clinic
3202 South Catalpa Street                                           106 Clinic Drive
Pine Bluff, Ar. 71603                                                  White Hall, Ar. 71602
 

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