GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 43
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/10/89

Short Title:  Rabies Vaccinations.	(Public)
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January 19, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS REGARDING RABIES VACCINES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-186 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-186. Appointment and certification of certified rabies vaccinator.
Whether or not licensed veterinarians are available to participate in county rabies control clinics, the local health director shall appoint one or more persons to be certified as rabies vaccinators for the purpose of administering rabies vaccine to animals in their county and these persons shall make themselves available to participate in the county rabies control program. The State Public Health Veterinarian shall provide at least four hours of training to those persons appointed by the local health director to administer rabies vaccine. Upon satisfactory completion of the training, the State Public Health Veterinarian shall certify in writing that the appointee has demonstrated a knowledge and procedure acceptable for the administration of rabies vaccine to animals. A certified rabies vaccinator shall be authorized to administer rabies vaccine to animals in the county until the appointment by the local health director has been terminated."
Sec. 2. G.S.130A-187 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-187. County rabies vaccination clinics.
The local health director shall organize or assist other county departments to organize at least two countywide rabies vaccination clinics per year for the purpose of vaccinating dogs and cats. Public notice of the time and place of rabies vaccination clinics shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the area."
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.