(a) Administration and Enforcement. For
purposes of administration and enforcement of section
121690,
California Health and Safety Code, in officially declared rabies areas, the
following shall apply:
(1) Licensing and
Vaccination Procedure. The vaccination of dogs three months of age or older as
required by subdivision (b), section
121690,
California Health and Safety Code, shall be held a requisite to licensing as
required under subdivision (a) therein. Completion of the licensing procedure
consists of issuance of a license tag or a vaccination tag bearing the license
data and shall be carried out only after presentation of a current valid
official vaccination certificate. Current copies of the Compendium of Canine
Rabies Vaccines approved by the Department, together with the maximum immunity
duration periods prescribed by the Department for each type product, are
available on the Veterinary-Public Health Section, Infectious Disease Branch,
California Department of Public Health website or upon request at
vetph@cdph.ca.gov.
(2) Vaccination
Certificates. Official vaccination certificates must show:
(A) the name, address and telephone number of
the dog's owner;
(B) the
description of the dog, including breed, color, age, and sex;
(C) the date of immunization;
(D) the type of rabies vaccine
administered;
(E) the name of the
manufacturer; and
(F) the lot
number of the vaccine used.
Such certificates shall bear the signature of the
veterinarian administering the vaccine or a signature authorized by him, and in
addition such certificate shall be stamped, printed, or typed with his name,
address and telephone number for legibility, with the exception that at dog
vaccination clinics conducted pursuant to section
121690(f)
of the Health and Safety Code, vaccination certificates approved by the local
health officer may be used provided that the specific clinic is identified upon
the vaccination certificate and records are maintained containing the
information specified under items (E) and (F) above.
(3) Interval Permitted for Procurement of
License. The vaccination of dogs four months of age against rabies as required
under subdivision (b), section
121690,
California Health and Safety Code, and the license required by subdivision (a)
of said section shall be procured not later than 30 days after the dog attains
the age of four months. The license renewal shall be procured not later than 60
days after expiration of the previously issued license.
(4) Rabies Control Activities Reporting.
During such time as a county is under official declaration as a rabies area,
each local official responsible for the various phases of local dog or rabies
control within each city, county and city or cities, or county shall make
quarterly rabies control activities reports to and on forms furnished by the
Department. Such reports shall be submitted to the Department by the local
officials responsible for the various phases of local dog or rabies control
through the local health officer so as to reach the Department not later than
30 days following each quarter.
(b) Vaccination of Dogs Against Rabies. Dogs
shall be considered to be properly vaccinated for the purposes of section
121690,
California Health and Safety Code, when injected at three months of age or
older with an approved canine rabies vaccine and revaccinated in accordance
with the following conditions:
(1) Primary
Immunization. Primary immunization shall be defined as the initial inoculation
of an approved canine rabies vaccine administered to dogs aged three months or
older.
(2) Minimum Age for Rabies
Vaccination. The minimum age for which rabies immunization of dogs shall be
accepted for purposes of dog-owner compliance with requirements for rabies
vaccination and for purposes of issuance of dog licenses (See section
2606.4(a)(1)) is
three months.
(3) Revaccination
Intervals. Dogs shall be revaccinated one year (12 months) after the primary
immunization with an approved type of rabies vaccine. Dogs shall be
revaccinated thereafter at least once every three years (36 months) with an
approved type rabies vaccine.
(c) Issuance of Dog Licenses. In no instances
shall a dog license be issued for a period beyond the date upon which
revaccination is due except, following primary immunization in a local
jurisdiction which is on a fixed one-year licensing period, a license may be
issued for a period beyond the revaccination date if early revaccination cannot
be required in accordance with subdivision (d).
(d) Notwithstanding the rabies revaccination
intervals specified in section
2606.4(b)(3)
above, local authorities may require revaccination prior to issuance of a
license provided that revaccination against rabies in no instance shall be
required sooner than one year (12 months) following a primary immunization or
sooner than 2 years (24 months) following a vaccination of dogs vaccinated over
one year (12 months) of age.
Notes
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, §
2606.4
1. New
section filed 12-19-57; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 57, No.
22).
2. Amendment filed 5-5-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 71, No. 19).
3. Amendment filed 5-20-77; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 21).
4. Amendment filed
1-27-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 5).
5.
Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 10-13-2014
pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
121690
and
131200,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
121690
and
131200,
Health and Safety Code.
1. New
section filed 12-19-57; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 57, No.
22).
2. Amendment filed 5-5-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 71, No. 19).
3. Amendment filed 5-20-77; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 21).
4. Amendment filed
1-27-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 5).
5.
Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 10-13-2014
pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register
2014, No. 42).