The animal shelter department is directed to cause to be made, prior to January first
of each year, license tags of aluminum, brass or other suitable material, consecutively
numbered, bearing the calendar year and the telephone number of the animal shelter,
which license tag shall be distributed and placed for sale, commencing January first
of each year, by the department or any suitable agents it may designate to handle
the sale of such license tags in the parish. The department shall furnish such tags
to all its agents or representatives it authorizes to administer the vaccination and
issue the license, and applying for same, at the specified charge, such tags to be
available for use only for the year in which issued. Before the tag is delivered to
the owner or keeper of the dog or cat, it shall be the duty of the department, or
its representative, to record on the dog or cat license the name, address and telephone
number of the person who owns or has charge of the dog or cat to which the tag is
to be attached, a brief description of the dog or cat and the registered tag number
assigned to same. A duplicate copy of the dog or cat license, containing all the aforesaid
information will be retained and forwarded to the animal shelter for filing as soon
as practicable. The department shall, before the license is issued, require inoculation
of the dog or cat with an approved and recognized antirabies vaccine, administered
by a licensed veterinarian, or any other person the department may designate.
