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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Action: An Ordinance Concerning the Filing of Rabies Vaccination Certificates; Adding Section 4.403 to the Eugene Code, 1971; Amending Section 4.990 of That Code; and Providing For an Immediate Effective Date Meeting Date: March 7, 2004 Agenda Item Number: 5 Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Carol Pomes www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5054 ISSUE STATEMENT This is an ordinance concerning the filing of rabies vaccination certificates; requiring that upon the rabies vaccination of any dog, the veterinarian performing the vaccination shall transmit a copy of the vaccination certificate to the Lane County Health Administrator. Please note: An immediate effective date is requested with this ordinance due to the recent passage of similar provisions by Lane County. An immediate effective date requires a 2/3 majority or 6 affirmative votes from the council to enact. Ordinances without an immediate effective date do not take effect for 30 days. BACKGROUND The Lane County's Animal Regulation Advisory Task Force Report dated November 12, 2003, recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) institute code changes to require that all veterinarians report to the County health authority or its designee, the issuance of rabies vaccinations. The Lane County Board of Commissioners took action on the recommendation in December 2004. It held a public hearing on December 8, 2004, and adopted a Rabies Vaccination Reporting code on December 15, 2004. The attached ordinance would make the Eugene Code consistent with the Lane Code and would require veterinarians doing business within Eugene to file rabies vaccination certificates with the Lane County Health Administrator, or its designee. The City Attorney reviewed the changes to the Lane Code and recommended that the City also change the Eugene Code to make the requirement for rabies vaccination certificates uniform. Lane County Animal Regulation Authority (LCARA) will be creating a master database containing rabies inoculation and license information serving all of Lane County. This information would be available to all Lane County law enforcement agencies and health care providers though law enforcement agencies in the event of dog attacks, dogs biting humans, and attacks on other animals. This information is valuable in many ways: · Rabies inoculation information can be checked by authorized personnel by using the dog owner's name; address, or dog license number 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050307\S0503075.doc