2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-339c. Certificate of rabies vaccination.
Sec. 22-339c. Certificate of rabies vaccination. (a) A certificate of rabies vaccination shall be (1) a Form 50 approved by the National Association of Public Health
Veterinarians, (2) any form approved by the State Veterinarian or (3) any form that has
the following information regarding the vaccinated animal: (A) The name and address
of its owner; (B) a description of the animal which specifies its species, breed, age, color
or markings and sex; (C) the date of the vaccination, the duration of the immunity
provided by the vaccination, the producer of the vaccine and the vaccine serial number;
(D) the rabies tag number and (E) the signature and license number of the veterinarian
administering the vaccination. Such certificate shall be the official proof of rabies vaccination submitted to a town clerk in accordance with the provisions of section 22-338
or 22-339a.
(c) An antirabies clinic, upon request of any municipal animal control officer or animal control officer, shall submit to such officer a copy of any such certificate issued. Such copy shall be used by the officer to search for unlicensed dogs in accordance with the provisions of section 22-349.
(P.A. 85-167, S. 4; P.A. 86-45, S. 2, 3; P.A. 91-46, S. 3, 12; 91-59, S. 11; P.A. 93-435, S. 44, 95; P.A. 98-12, S. 12, 22.)
History: P.A. 86-45 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (3) specifying information required on form to qualify for rabies certificate; P.A. 91-46 amended Subsec. (a) to change "dog" to "animal" and to provide for official proof of rabies vaccination, amended Subsec. (b) to include vaccinations for cats and added Subsec. (c) concerning provision of rabies certificates by antirabies clinics; P.A. 91-59 replaced references to "warden" and "regional canine control officer" with references to "municipal animal control officer" and "regional animal control officer", respectively; P.A. 93-435 made certain technical and grammatical revisions, effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 98-12 changed "canine control officer" to "animal control officer", effective July 1, 1998.
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