Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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HB2099: Dog license application; delays date requirement that local treasurer transmit to owner.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.1 -796.87:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.1-796.87:1. (Effective July 1, 2007) Veterinarians to provide treasurer with rabies certificate information; civil penalty.
A. Each veterinarian who vaccinates a dog against rabies or directs a veterinary technician in his employ to vaccinate a dog against rabies shall provide the owner a copy of the rabies vaccination certificate. The veterinarian shall forward within 45 days a copy of the rabies vaccination certificate or the information contained in such certificate to the treasurer of the locality in which the vaccination occurs.
The rabies vaccination certificate shall include at a minimum the signature of the veterinarian, the animal owner's name and address, the species of the animal, the sex, the age, the color, the primary breed, the secondary breed, whether or not the animal is spayed or neutered, the vaccination number, and expiration date. The rabies vaccination certificate shall indicate the locality in which the animal resides.
B. It shall be the responsibility of
the owner of each vaccinated animal that is not already licensed to apply for a
license for the vaccinated dog. If Beginning
January 1, 2008, if the treasurer determines, from review of the
rabies vaccination information provided by veterinarians, that the owner of an
unlicensed dog has failed to apply for a license within 90 days of the date of
vaccination, the treasurer shall transmit an application to the owner and
request the owner to submit a completed application and pay the appropriate
fee. Upon receipt of the completed application and payment of the license fee,
the treasurer or other agent charged with the duty of issuing the dog licenses
shall issue a license receipt and a permanent tag.
The treasurer shall remit any rabies vaccination certificate received for any animal owned by an individual residing in another locality to the local treasurer for the appropriate locality.
C. Any veterinarian that willfully fails to provide the treasurer of any locality with a copy of the rabies vaccination certificate or the information contained in such certificate may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10 per certificate. Monies raised pursuant to this subsection shall be placed in the locality's general fund for the purpose of animal control activities including, but not limited to, spay or neuter programs.
This section shall become effective July 1, 2007.
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