Boonville Rabies vaccinations and controls ordinance (§ 4-28)

(a) Inoculation of dogs and cats required. Every resident person who owns, controls, manages, possesses or has part interest in any dog, cat or ferret any time during the year or who permits a dog, cat or ferret to come upon, or in, and remain in or about such person's home, place of business or other premises in this city shall have the dog, cat or ferret inoculated against rabies at least once each year or given the veterinarian approved multi-year inoculation, provided that the inoculation requirement shall not apply to dogs, cats or ferrets less than four months of age.

(b) Quarantine order to be issued by mayor—To be published and posted. Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in the city, the mayor shall, according to the necessity of owner or person in charge of any dog or dogs within the limits of the city, to either kill or impound his/her dog or dogs, or to have such dog or dogs immunized. Said order shall be published once in the paper officially publishing the business of the city; and in the absence of such paper, shall be posted as in case of sales of personal property. The mayor is authorized by proclamation to terminate any such quarantine whenever, in his/her judgment, the necessity for it no longer exists.

(c) Exposure to rabid animals.

(1) To the extent permitted by law, every physician shall report to the animal control officer pertinent information concerning any resident of the city who has been bitten by an animal suspected of being rabid, and every veterinarian shall report to the animal control officer all pertinent information concerning rabid animals in the area under his/her care. (2) Any person destroying an animal affected with rabies or suspected of being affected with rabies shall immediately notify the animal control officer and shall provide the animal control officer with all pertinent information respecting persons bitten or suspected of being bitten by the animal, and also with all pertinent information respecting any other animal exposed to the animal destroyed. (d) The animal control officer shall have the power to have examined and impounded any animal bitten by or exposed to any animal affected with rabies.