§ 10-102. Definitions.

[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]

Board means the White County Board of Health, State of Georgia.

Certificate means a certificate of vaccination on a form approved by the CDC and the Georgia Department of Public Health and signed by the veterinarian administering the vaccine.

Department means the Department of Public Health, State of Georgia.

Director means the chief executive of the county board of health as defined in O.C.G.A. 31-3-11 et seq.

Dog means any member of the canine family.

Owner means any person having a right of property in a dog or other animal, or any person who permits a dog or other animal to remain on his premises.

Person means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, municipality, county, society, or association.

Tag means a rabies vaccination collar tag furnished by a veterinarian as evidence of the vaccination of an animal against rabies.

Vaccinate or inoculate means the injection of a specified dose of anti-rabies vaccine by a veterinarian into an animal.

Vaccine means any anti-rabies vaccine approved by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Veterinarian means a person holding a license to proactive[practice] the profession of veterinary medicine in the State of Georgia.

(Res. No. 2015-03, 3-30-15)