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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 311

(a)  Each person who owns or keeps a dog OR CAT OR BOTH that
is 4 months old or older shall have the dog OR CAT vaccinated
adequately against rabies.

(b)  (1) A county may not register or license a dog OR CAT,
unless the person who owns or keeps the dog OR CAT submits, with
the application for registration or license, proof that the dog
OR CAT has been vaccinated adequately against rabies.

(2) The public health veterinarian shall determine
the proof of vaccination that is acceptable.

18-319.

(a) A licensed veterinarian who vaccinates a dog or cat
against rabies:

(1) May select the vaccine to be used;

(2)  Shall administer the vaccine in a manner that is
consistent with the recommendations of the [federal agency that
licenses the vaccine] NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH
VETERINARIANS;

(3)  Shall issue to the owner of the dog or cat a
vaccination certificate, on the form that the Department
[provides without charge] APPROVES; and

(4)  Shall keep a record of the vaccination FOR A
PERIOD OF 5 YEARS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety and having
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of
all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General
Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved May 21, 1985.

CHAPTER 312

(House Bill 448)

AN ACT concerning

St. Mary's County - Electrical Examiners

FOR the purpose of repealing a requirement that the Treasurer of
the Board of Electrical Examiners of St. Mary's County