Title 3 — Title 3
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Ala. Code § 3-7A-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CANINE CORPS DOGS. Those members of the canine family maintained by governmental agencies for exclusive use…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-10 Destruction of Domesticated Species Exposed to Rabid Animal;
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Optional Quarantine. Those domesticated species, for which rabies vaccine is recognized and recommended, upon exposure or potential exposure to a known rabid animal, shall be humanely destroyed or slaughtered immediately. Provided, however, the owner has the option of quarantinin…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-11 County Rabies Officer; Application; Appointment; Term; Powers and
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Duties; Authority of County Board of Health. (a) The county board of health shall nominate annually one duly licensed veterinarian from each county within the state for the position of rabies officer. Applications for this position may be received from any duly licensed veterinar…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-12 Penalty for Violations
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Except as provided for in Section 3-7A-6, any person violating or aiding or abetting the violation of any provision of this chapter, or counterfeiting or forging any certificate, or making any misrepresentation in regard to any matter prescribed by this chapter or rule promulgate…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-13 Placement of Area Under Quarantine; Additional Measures
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(a) The State Health Officer, upon request of authorized local officials, may place certain areas of the state under a rabies quarantine to prevent the spread of rabies. In extreme situations, the State Health Officer may place the area under quarantine without waiting for local …
Ala. Code § 3-7A-14 Power of Municipalities
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Nothing in this chapter shall be held to limit in any manner the power of any municipality to prohibit dogs, cats, or ferrets from running at large, regardless of rabies immunization status as herein provided; nor shall anything in this chapter be construed, in any manner, to lim…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-15 Rules
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The State Board of Health is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules for the enforcement of this chapter, which rules shall have the force and effect of law. History: (Acts 1990, No 90-530, p. 816, §15.)
Ala. Code § 3-7A-16 Relation to Volunteer Service Act
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A licensed veterinarian and his or her assistants, whether compensated by fee or otherwise or not compensated, when assisting the county rabies officer at any officially designated rabies vaccination clinic shall be considered a volunteer for the purpose of Section 6-5-336. Histo…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-2 Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets to Be Immunized; Sale, Etc., of Vaccine;
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Vaccination Exemptions. (a) Every owner of a dog, cat, or ferret required to be immunized for rabies as defined in this chapter, shall cause the animal to be immunized by the rabies officer, his or her authorized representative, or any duly licensed veterinarian, when the animal …
Ala. Code § 3-7A-3 Immunization Fee
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At public rabies clinics, the rabies officer may charge an immunization fee established by a committee consisting of the State Health Officer, the State Veterinarian, and the president of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association, and approved by the State Board of Health prior …
Ala. Code § 3-7A-4 Issuance of Tag
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Coincident with the issuance of the certificate of immunization, the rabies officer, his authorized representative, or any duly licensed veterinarian, who provided the certificate shall furnish a serially numbered tag bearing the same number and year as that of the certificate, w…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-5 Replacement of Tag and Certificate
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In the event a tag or certificate is lost after it has been legally issued, every replacement thereof shall be upon such terms as may be agreed upon with the rabies officer or veterinarian by whom the animal has been immunized. In that instance, a new certificate marked “duplicat…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-6 Penalty for Dog or Cat Without Tag or Certificate
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The owner of any dog or cat found not wearing the evidence of current immunization as provided herein or for which no certificate of current immunization can be produced, and which is apprehended by an officer or other person charged with the enforcement of this chapter, shall fo…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-7 Maintenance of Pound; Notice of Impoundment
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Each county in the state shall provide a suitable county pound and impounding officer for the impoundment of dogs, cats, and ferrets found running at large in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Every municipality with a population over 5,000 in which the county pound is…
Ala. Code § 3-7A-8 Destruction of Impounded Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets; When Authorized;
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Redemption by Owner; Adoption of Animals. All dogs, cats, and ferrets which have been impounded in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, after notice is given to the owner as provided in Section 3-7A-7, may be humanely destroyed and disposed of when not redeemed by the …
Ala. Code § 3-7A-9 Quarantine of Dog, Cat, or Ferret Which Bites Human Being;
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Destruction and Examination of Animal; Violations; Instructions for Quarantine; Report of Results; Exemptions. (a) Whenever the rabies officer or the health officer receives information that a human being has been bitten or exposed by a dog, cat, or ferret required by this chapte…