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TITLE 345 INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH

Final Rule
LSA Document #16-498(F)

DIGEST

Amends 345 IAC 1-5-2 to clarify the ongoing revaccination requirements for dogs and cats three months of age and older. Amends 345 IAC 1-5-3 to update the incorporation by reference of the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. Compendium of Animal Rabies Control. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.



SECTION 1. 345 IAC 1-5-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

345 IAC 1-5-2 Required rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets

Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Sec. 2. All dogs, cats, and ferrets three (3) months of age and older must be vaccinated against rabies. The rabies vaccination of a dog, cat, and ferret shall be maintained by ongoing revaccination of the animal as follows:
(1) Ferrets shall be revaccinated within twelve (12) months of after the prior vaccination.
(2) Dogs and cats that are vaccinated with a rabies vaccine whose label recommends annual boosters shall be revaccinated within twelve (12) months of after the prior vaccination.
(3) Dogs and cats that are vaccinated with a rabies vaccine whose label recommends a booster one (1) year later and triennially thereafter shall be revaccinated within twelve (12) months of after the first vaccination and shall be revaccinated within thirty-six (36) months of each vaccination thereafter.
The owner of the animal is responsible for procuring the vaccinations required by this section.
(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 1-5-2; filed Jun 14, 1995, 3:30 p.m.: 18 IR 2760; filed Jun. 17, 1998, 9:03 a.m.: 21 IR 4204; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Oct 1, 2001, 11:10 a.m.: 25 IR 375; readopted filed Feb 9, 2007, 9:42 a.m.: 20070307-IR-345060512RFA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:32 a.m.: 20130904-IR-345130236RFA; filed Jun 6, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20170705-IR-345160498FRA)


SECTION 2. 345 IAC 1-5-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

345 IAC 1-5-3 Animal rabies control program

Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Sec. 3. (a) The state veterinarian shall establish a statewide animal rabies control program. The rabies control program shall include the following:
(1) The rabies vaccination requirements in this rule.
(2) The rabies vaccine distribution requirements in 345 IAC 1-1.1.
(3) The rabies control requirements for the following:
(A) Moving animals into the state in 345 IAC 1-3.
(B) Exhibition of animals in 345 IAC 7-5.
(4) Other requirements in IC 15-17-6 and this rule.
(5) Other programs initiated by the state veterinarian for the purposes of:
(A) preventing;
(B) detecting;
(C) controlling; and
(D) eradicating;
rabies.

(b) The following components component of the Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, 2008, 2016, National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc., are is incorporated by reference as rules of the Indiana state board of animal health and shall be used in the implementation of the program established under subsection (a):
(1) Part II "Recommendations for Parenteral Rabies Vaccination Procedures" and Part III when interpreting and implementing the animal vaccination requirements in this rule.
(2) Part I(B)(5) "Postexposure management" when interpreting and implementing IC 15-17-6 governing animal bites.

(c) Where the matters incorporated by reference in this section conflict with the provisions of IC 15-17-6 and this rule, the express provisions of the statute and this rule shall control.
(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 1-5-3; filed Jun 14, 1995, 3:30 p.m.: 18 IR 2760; filed Dec 10, 1997, 11:00 a.m.: 21 IR 1327; filed Jun 17, 1998, 9:03 a.m.: 21 IR 4205; filed Mar 23, 2000, 4:24 p.m.: 23 IR 1913; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Oct 1, 2001, 11:10 a.m.: 25 IR 375; filed Jan 5, 2006, 8:00 a.m.: 29 IR 1556; readopted filed Feb 9, 2007, 9:42 a.m.: 20070307-IR-345060512RFA; errata filed Oct 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m.: 20081022-IR-345080767ACA; filed Feb 24, 2011, 2:05 p.m.: 20110323-IR-345100333FRA; filed Jun 6, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20170705-IR-345160498FRA)


LSA Document #16-498(F)
Notice of Intent: 20161109-IR-345160498NIA
Proposed Rule: 20170308-IR-345160498PRA
Hearing Held: April 11, 2017
Approved by Attorney General: May 22, 2017
Approved by Governor: May 25, 2017
Filed with Publisher: June 6, 2017, 10:35 a.m.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2016, National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Sarah Simpson, Director of Legal Affairs, Licensing, and Enforcement, Indiana State Board of Animal Health, Discovery Hall, Suite 100, 1202 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46205, (317) 544-2410, sasimpson@boah.in.gov

Posted: 07/05/2017 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20170705-IR-345160498FRA
Composed: Jul 06,2017 2:12:21AM EDT
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