Rabies
Rabies Vaccination Requirements
An animal is considered currently vaccinated if it has either:
- been vaccinated for rabies within the last 12 months; or,
- received 2 rabies vaccinations within 12 months of each other and
the latter of these 2 rabies vaccinations having been with a 3-year
vaccine and 3 years have not passed from the date of the latter
vaccination.
Legal Definition of Current Rabies Vaccination
Rabies Quarantine Requirements for Animal
Bites
To control the spread of rabies, all incidents of an animal biting or
scratching a human
that cause the skin to bleed should
be reported to local animal control. Animal control is the
authority to investigate a bite case report and determine/enforce if the
animal must be observed in quarantine or euthanized for rabies testing.
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Last updated: February 21, 2012
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