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Minimum Age for Vaccination |
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| Alabama |
AL ST § 3-7A-2; Ala.Code 1975 § 3-7A-2 |
By three (3) months of age |
Printed certificate signed by veterinarian |
The owner of any dog or cat found not wearing the evidence of current immunization or cannot produce a certificate of current immunization is subject to a penalty not to exceed an amount equal to twice the state approved charge for immunization, in addition to the immunization fee. |
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| Connecticut |
CT § 22-339b; C.G.S.A. § 22-339b |
Three (3) months of age or older |
Proof of vaccination shall be a certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian |
Any violation of this section is be an infraction
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| Delaware |
DE ST TI 3 § 8204; 3 Del.C. § 8204 |
Six (6) months of age or older |
The owner of the cat will be responsible for keeping a valid rabies vaccination certificate in his possession |
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined $25. No penalty imposed by this section shall be suspended. |
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| Florida |
FL ST 828.30; West's F. S. A. 828.30 |
Four (4) months of age or older |
Upon vaccination against rabies, the licensed veterinarian shall provide the animal's owner and the animal control authority with a rabies vaccination certificate. |
Violation of this section is a civil infraction, punishable as provided in s. 828.27(2). |
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| Kentucky |
KY ST § 258.015; KRS § 258.015 |
Must be vaccinated against rabies by the age of four (4) months.
Any person with feral cats on his premises shall make a reasonable effort to capture or vaccinate the cats. |
The veterinarian who vaccinates a dog, cat, or ferret shall issue to the owner a vaccination certificate |
Any person who violates KRS 258.015, 258.035, 258.055, 258.065, or 258.085 shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. |
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| Maine |
ME ST T. 7 § 3916; 7 M. R. S. A. § 3916 |
An owner or keeper of a cat over three (3) months of age must have that cat vaccinated against rabies |
A licensed veterinarian shall issue to the owner or keeper a certificate of rabies vaccination |
A person who violates this chapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $100 may be adjudged.
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| Maryland |
MD Code, Health - General, § 18-318; MD HEALTH GEN § 18-318 |
Four (4) months old or older |
A licensed veterinarian who vaccinates a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies shall issue to the owner of the dog, cat, or ferret a vaccination certificate, on the form that the Department approves. |
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| Massachusetts |
MA ST 140 § 145B; M.G.L.A. 140 § 145B |
Six (6) months of age or older |
It shall be the duty of each veterinarian, at the time of vaccinating any dog or cat, to complete a certificate of rabies vaccination |
Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. |
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| New Hampshire |
NH ST § 436:100; N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:100 |
Three (3) months of age and older |
It shall be the duty of each veterinarian, at the time of vaccinating any dog, cat, or ferret, to complete a certificate of rabies vaccination in triplicate |
Any person who violates the provisions of this subdivision or rule adopted under it shall be guilty of a violation. |
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| New Mexico |
NM ST § 77-1-3; NMSA 1978, § 77-1-3 |
Over the age of three (3) months |
A licensed veterinarian shall issue a serially numbered certificate and tag |
Violation shall be a misdemeanor. |
| New York |
NY PUB HEALTH § 2141; McKinney's Public Health Law § 2141 |
No later than four months (4) after birth |
The veterinarian immunizing or supervising any person authorized by law to immunize such animal shall provide the owner with a certificate of immunization |
The owning of a dog, cat or domesticated ferret by any person in violation of subdivision one of this section shall constitute a violation, and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars for each offense |
| North Carolina |
NC ST § 130A-185; N.C.G.S.A. § 130A-185 |
Over four (4) months of age |
A person who administers a rabies vaccine shall complete a rabies vaccination certificate. |
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| Pennsylvania |
PA ST 3 P.S. § 455.8; 3 P.S. § 455.8 |
Over three (3) months of age |
Every licensed veterinarian who vaccinates a dog or cat against rabies shall issue a vaccination certificate and tag provided by the manufacturer to the owner. |
A person who violates any provision of this act commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $300 for each violation. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. |
| Rhode Island |
RI ST § 4-13-31; Gen. Laws, 1956, § 4-13-31 |
Except as otherwise amended by board regulation, the owner or keeper of a dog, cat, or ferret shall have the animal vaccinated not earlier than three (3) months of age nor later than four (4) months of age. |
Any veterinarian or any person directed by a veterinarian who vaccinates a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies must issue a rabies vaccination certificate to the animal's owner |
A person who fails to have or refuses to have each dog, cat, and/or ferret owned or kept by the person vaccinated against rabies violates the provisions of this chapter.
Any person violating the provisions of §§ 4-13-29 and 4-13-31 shall be charged with a misdemeanor and fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense or be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days and/or be subject to confiscation of the animal(s) which is/are the basis of the violation. |
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| Tennessee |
TN ST § 68-8-103; T. C. A. § 68-8-101 |
Six (6) months of age or older |
Evidence of such vaccination shall consist of a certificate |
It is an offense for any person to hide, conceal, aid, or assist in hiding or concealing any animal owned, kept or harbored in violation of § 68-8-103 or § 68-8-109.
An offense under this section (Chapter 8 on Rabies) is punishable as a Class C misdemeanor.
Any person failing to meet any requirements or violating any of the provisions of this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor with each violation being a separate offense. |
| Texas |
V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code § 826.021; V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code § 826.021 |
By the time the animal is four (4) months of age |
A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog or cat against rabies shall issue to the animal's owner a vaccination certificate |
A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to have each dog or cat owned by the person vaccinated against rabies and the animal is required to be vaccinated. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. If on the trial of an offense under this section the court finds that the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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| Virginia |
VA ST § 3.2-6521; Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-6521 |
Four (4) months of age and older |
The supervising veterinarian on the premises shall provide the owner or custodian of the dog or the cat with a rabies vaccination certificate |
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| West Virginia |
WV ST § 19-20A-3; W. Va. Code, § 19-20A-3 |
Before the age of three (3) months |
Each person vaccinating a dog or cat for rabies shall provide a "certificate of rabies vaccination" |
Whoever owns, keeps or harbors a dog or cat and fails to have such dog or cat vaccinated or revaccinated against rabies, and whoever vaccinates a dog or cat against rabies and fails or refuses to keep and report the required record of such vaccination, or fails or refuses to provide the required tag, or whoever obstructs or interferes in any way with the enforcement of any section of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than fifty dollars ($50), or be confined in the county jail not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or both |
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