ARTICLE IV. RABIES CONTROL
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This chapter covers keeping animals in town: loose dogs and livestock, rabies shots and tags, reporting bites, cruelty and neglect, impoundment at the city's designated shelter, and the rules for dogs classified as dangerous or vicious. A word of caution: a lot of it is printed twice (rules from 2001 and again from 2011), and two different sets of dangerous-dog rules are still on the books, so it's worth asking the city which version they enforce.
Cross reference— Health and sanitation, ch. 50.
State Law reference— Control of rabies, § 31-19-1 et seq.; animal bites, O.C.G.A. § 31-9-4; inoculation of dogs and cats against rabies, O.C.G.A. § 31-19-6; rabies inoculation tags, O.C.G.A. § 31-19-6.
What's in here
- Sec. 14-171 Vaccination required
- Sec. 14-172 Proof of vaccination
- Sec. 14-173 Display of vaccination certificate upon demand
- Sec. 14-174 Report of animal bite required
- Sec. 14-175 Report of animal biting animal required
- Sec. 14-176 Reporting animals suspected of having rabies
- Sec. 14-177 Reporting of suspected rabies cases by owners
- Sec. 14-178 Disposition of carcass of suspected rabies cases
- Sec. 14-179 Veterinarian to quarantine suspected rabies cases
- Sec. 14-180 Management of animals that scratch or bite humans
- Sec. 14-181 Management of animals exposed to rabies
- Sec. 14-182 Quarantine of area of city
- Sec. 14-183 Retention of animals suspected of having rabies
- Sec. 14-184 Animal exposed to rabies barred from city
- Secs. 14-185—14-200 Reserved
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIVRACO
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIVRACO
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