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ORDINANCE 83- ]„Z AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING SECTION 302.04 OF THE CODE TO PROVIDE FOR ANIMAL LICENSE RENEWAL TO COINCIDE WITH VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS. WHEREAS, the current rules provide for animal license renewal during the period of June 1 and September 30 of each year; and WHEREAS, orderly administration would be better by having the license period run concurrently with the vaccination period, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, that: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Section 302.04 are amended as follows: 1. On Of / 1501 004 / AA6 / 1 / "d / $0 b1$1hlb0* / $0 / of / "O>k / 4W0A1%f tit/ the annual due date of vaccination, every person subject to the requirement of section 302.03 shall make written application to the division of animal control for issuance or renewal of a license. Each application shall provide the applicant's name, residential address, and telephone number ( home and business) , and shall give an accurate description of the dog or cat being licensed, including name, breed, color, gender, size, reproductive status, and date of birth or age. In addition, an applicant shall provide proof of vaccination for rabies, administered by a licensed veterinarian within the twelve-month period immediately proceeding the date of application. No license shall be issued in the absence of such proof, which shall be by signed certificate of the admuustering veterinarian, indicating the date of the vaccination, the manufacturer, and the lot or serial number of vaccine used. A certificate shall not be valid for more than one (1) animal unless clearly indicated otherwise thereon by the certifying veterinarian. When N a dog or cat attains the age of four (4) months the owner shall have thirty (30) days thereafter in which to make application for and obtain a license as required above. 2. Any license issued shall be valid until $$1510*160/$0 the next due date of the vaccination of the following calendar year and shall be renewed by repeating the above application procedure. SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, or if any sentence, paragraph, phrase, or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, in- operative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and it shall be construed to have been the legislative intent to pass the ordinance without such unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative part. 33 MAY 1 11993 BOOK 89 Fa,r 498 I