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· It will assist in the decision about the course of treatment when a human is attacked and bitten by a dog. · It will assist in locating dog owners · It will assist in background information on the dog. · It will locate primary veterinarian in case of injury to an animal. · It will increase license compliance · It will increase license revenue for City The Lane County Animal Regulation Authority will be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this requirement. A public hearing was held on February 28, 2004, at which all testimony was in support of passing this ordinance. RELATED CITY POLICIES No City polices are relevant to this discussion COIJNCIL OPTIONS The council may adopt or decline to adopt the proposed ordinance. The 2003 Lane County Animal Regulation Advisory Tasks Force, Lane County Board of Directors, Lane County Public Health Department, and LCARA supports adopting an ordinance requiring the filing of rabies vaccination certificates by the veterinarian that performs the vaccination. The Lane County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing and received testimony from some veterinarians and dog breeders in opposition of the rabies reporting requirement. Similar testimony was anticipated at the City's public hearing. The breeders expressed concerned that the information would be used to enforce dog limit laws, and the veterinarians expressed concern about keeping their clients information confidential. The filing of rabies vaccinations certificates with Lane County Health should not change how limit laws are enforced in Eugene; currently, dog limits within Eugene are enforced through Planning (Land Use Management, Zoning and Nuisance), and are investigated and enforced on a complaint-driven basis. The ordinance includes requirements to keep information supplied by the veterinarian confidential to the extent permitted by law. There would be no financial impact on the City to enforce the rabies vaccination reporting ordinance; however there may be a positive financial impact on dog licensing revenue as a result of LCARA having a larger data base of dog owners in Eugene. CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050307\S0503075.doc