TITLE XL
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

CHAPTER 436
DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Rabies Control

Section 436:101

    436:101 Owner's Statement. –
I. Before vaccinating any dog, cat, or ferret for rabies, the veterinarian shall receive the following statement completed by the dog's, cat's, or ferret's owner in the veterinarian's presence on the same day: I, __________ (owner's name) __________ , swear that to my knowledge this dog, cat, or ferret has not bitten anyone within 10 days. The veterinarian shall retain the statement in the veterinarian's files until the dog's, cat's, or ferret's next vaccination.
II. Any owner who submits a false statement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source. 1985, 72:1. 1992, 250:4. 1995, 202:5, eff. June 12, 1995.