Appointment of rabies control authority; ordinance providing for rabies control program; authority of county, city or town to require licenses for dogs, cats and ferrets; duty of county, city or town to provide certain information to Chief Medical Officer or representative thereof.

1. Each county, city and town shall appoint a rabies control authority and enact an ordinance providing for a rabies control program. The ordinance must include a provision: (a) Requiring all dogs, cats and ferrets in its jurisdiction to be vaccinated against rabies as prescribed in NAC 441A.435 . (b) Authorizing the rabies control authority in the county, city or town to issue a citation to the owner of a dog, cat or ferret which is not vaccinated against rabies as prescribed in NAC 441A.435 and providing that only a certificate of vaccination against rabies issued pursuant to NAC 441A.440 is acceptable as proof of vaccination against rabies. 2. A county, city or town may require an owner of a dog, cat or ferret to obtain a license for each dog, cat or ferret owned. 3. A county, city or town shall provide: (a) The name, address and telephone number of the rabies control authority appointed pursuant to subsection 1 to the Chief Medical Officer or a representative thereof within 30 days after the appointment of the rabies control authority; and (b) A copy of the ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection 1 to the Chief Medical Officer or the representative within 30 days after the ordinance is enacted.