GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1993 SESSION

CHAPTER 245
SENATE BILL 865

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION ON RABIES VACCINATION CERTIFICATES HELD BY COUNTY AGENCIES NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 130A-189 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-189.  Rabies vaccination certificates.
A licensed veterinarian or a certified rabies vaccinator who administers rabies vaccine to a dog or cat shall complete a three-copy rabies vaccination certificate.  The original rabies vaccination certificate shall be given to the owner of each dog or cat that receives rabies vaccine.  One copy of the rabies vaccination certificate shall be retained by the licensed veterinarian or the certified rabies vaccinator.  The other copy shall be given to the county agency responsible for animal control, provided the information given to the county agency shall not be used for commercial purposes."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1993.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30th day of June, 1993.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives