CHAPTER 79
HB 243 – FINAL VERSION
27Mar2007… 0209h
2007 SESSION
01/05
HOUSE BILL 243
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill establishes an exemption from immunization against rabies for certain animals.
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27Mar2007… 0209h
07-1072
01/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to a rabies immunization exemption.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
79:1 Rabies; Exemption Added. Amend RSA 436:100 to read as follows:
436:100 Rabies Vaccination Required; Exemption.
I. Except as provided in paragraph II, every dog, cat, and ferret 3 months of age and older shall be vaccinated against rabies. Young dogs, cats, and ferrets shall be vaccinated within 30 days after they have reached 3 months of age. Unvaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets acquired or moved into the state shall be vaccinated within 30 days after purchase or arrival, unless under 3 months of age, as specified above. Every dog, cat, and ferret shall be revaccinated at such intervals and with such vaccines as the commissioner shall specify from time to time. In rabies infected areas, dogs, cats, and ferrets recently vaccinated shall be kept under control for at least 30 days before being allowed to run free.
II. A rabies immunization exemption may be issued, where illness or a veterinary medical condition warrants, by the local rabies control authority upon the written recommendation of a veterinarian licensed under RSA 332-B. The recommendation shall also be signed by an American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine diplomate and the state veterinarian. The exempted animal shall be maintained in strict rabies isolation, under conditions that are at the discretion of the local rabies control authority, until such time as the medical condition has been resolved and the animal can be immunized against rabies. Exempted animals shall not be allowed outdoors without being on a leash and shall be under the direct physical control of an adult owner at all times. In addition, when the animal is outdoors, it shall be muzzled in a manner approved by the local rabies control authority.
79:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.
Approved: June 11, 2007
Effective: January 1, 2008