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showing payment of the license fee for the current license period and upon payment of the fee fixed for the issuance of such duplicate tag. No owner shall transfer any dog tag from one dog to another and no person shall place a dog tag upon any dog except the dog for which it was issued. Sec. 5-53. Same. Record. The Finance Department and the Animal Control Man shall keep a record of the license tags issued, which record shall contain a brief description and the name of the dog and the name and address of the owner. Sec. 5-54. Vaccination: Required Before Licensing. Neither the Finance Department, the Animal Control Man, nor any other person shall issue any license for any dog unless and until such dog has been vaccinated as herein defined and the owner or person seeking such a license shall produce for inspec- tion a certificate from a licensed veterinarian showing vaccina- tion within the preceding twenty-four (24) months, which certi- ficate may be accepted as proof of vaccination. Any dog may be exempt from vaccination and license issued therefor withoutsuch proof upon presentation of an affidavit sworn to within sixty (60) days preceding the application for license by a veterinarian licensed to practice and actually practicing in the State, stating that, in his opinion, the rabies vaccination would be likely to seriously injure the dog described therein. No person shall allow any dog so exempted from rabies vaccination to be at large or be let about the streets on a leash at any time, and such dog must be restricted to the securely enclosed yard of the owner. Sec. 5-55. Same. Possession of Unvaccinated Dog. No person shall keep, harbor, or maintain upon his premises within the city of Santa Ana, or have title to any dog over four (4) months of age in the City which has not been vaccinated as herein required, except as otherwise herein provided. Sec. 5-56. Restraint of Biting Dog: May be Ordered. The animal Control Man may order any dog which has bitten any person to be kept securely confined in the rear of the owner's premises for a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of such bite. Sec. 5-57. Same: Allowing Escape. No person shall allow any dog which has been ordered to be kept securely confined in the rear of the owner's premises for a period of fourteen (14) days, as provided in Section 5-56, to escape from said premises, to be at large, or to come in contact with other animals or with people during said period. -8-