PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
TITLE:
title
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING OF SECTION 9.62. GENERAL ORDINANCES, MARTIN COUNTY CODE TO REQUIRE VETERINARIANS TO REPORT MICROCHIPS AND ELIMINATE SUBMISSION OF DISASTER PLANS
end
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
executive summary
Veterinarians are required to issue vaccination certificates upon administration of a rabies vaccination to cats or dogs as required by state law. The proposed Ordinance requires veterinarians to report the microchip number of the animal with the certificate, when applicable. This proposed amendment also strikes the requirement that an owner of five of more cats/dogs provide a disaster plan to the Tax Collector.
body
DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Melissa Pietrzyk
Title: Senior Assistant County Attorney
REQUESTED BY: George Stokus, Assistant County Administrator
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
All owners of cats and dogs must, with specific limited exceptions, have their pets vaccinated and licensed. A Martin County license/identification tag can be purchased from participating veterinarian offices, the County's designated impoundment facility (currently Humane Society) or any branch of the Tax Collector's office.
Veterinarians are required to issue a vaccination certificate to an owner upon the administration of a rabies vaccination to the animal. If the animal is currently sterilized, the veterinarian is required to issue a sterilization certificate to the owner as well. The owner then takes these two certifications and obtains a license/identification tag from the Tax Collector.
When a veterinarian issues the license/identification tag on behalf of the County, the veterinarian only submits the vaccination certificate to Animal Services.
This amendment would require veterinarians to include a report of the microchip number with the vaccination certificate and sterilization certificate, where applicable, ...
Click here for full text