GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 329

Short Title:  Uniform Rabies Vaccination.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Tucker.

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Referred to:  Public Health.

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March 4, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT PERTAINING TO THE TIMING OF RABIES VACCINATIONS FOR DOGS AND CATS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-185 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-185. Vaccination of all dogs and cats.
(a)	The owner of every dog and cat over four months of age shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies. The time or times of vaccination shall be established by the Commission.  In establishing requirements for the time of rabies vaccinations, the Commission shall ensure that the same revaccination requirements apply to rabies vaccinations administered to a dog or a cat by a certified rabies vaccinator as apply to vaccinations administered to a dog or a cat by a licensed veterinarian.  Rabies vaccine shall be administered only by a licensed veterinarian or by a certified rabies vaccinator.  
(b)	Only animal rabies vaccine licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the Commission shall be used on animals in this State."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to rabies vaccinations administered on or after that date.