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expense- of the owners and to destroy any such animal- without <br />compensation, if it appears that its continued existence <br />jeopardizes public health, safety or welfare. <br />Section 4. It.shall be the duty of every person, firm or <br />corporation owning, possessing, harboring, keeping or maintain- <br />ing a dog within Indian River County to provide such dog with <br />a collar or harness made of leather, metal or equivalent material <br />to which a metal or similar tag can be securely attached. <br />Each year prior to a date fixed by the Board every person, firm, <br />or corporation owning, possessing, harboring, keeping or <br />maintaining any dog over four (4) monthsoldwithin said county <br />shall cause such dog to be vaccinated against rabies by a <br />licensed physician, veterinarian or other qualified Person <br />designated by t,he.Board of County Commissioners of said county. <br />Evidence of vaccination shall consist of a county certificate <br />,identifying the dog and its owner completed and signed by the <br />person administering the vaccine. The person issuing the <br />certificate shall attach to the collar or harness of the <br />vaccinated dog a tag furnished by the said county at a cost <br />fixed by the said Board. One copy shall be given to the owner, <br />two (2*) copies shall be filed with the Indian River Tax Collector. <br />It*shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to own, <br />possess, harbor, keep or maintain within Indian River County any <br />such dog that has not been so vaccinated, certified or tagged, and <br />it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to <br />remove or cause to be removed any collar, harness or tag.from <br />any such dog not lawfully owned, possessed, harbored, kept or <br />maintained by --such person, firm or corporation. Every such <br />person, firm or corporation shall securely and permanently I affix <br />said collar.or harness to and maintain the.same on each such dog <br />and shall affix and maintain the lecense tag hereinafter described <br />for the current year for such dog to said collar or harness in <br />order that each such dog shall continuously display such license <br />tag. In the event any license tag is lost or destroyed, every <br />-34- <br />15. <br />189 <br />JU 12 02 <br />