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§1808
Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 4: LIVESTOCK DISEASE CONTROL
Chapter 305: ERADICATION OF DISEASES
§1809

§1808-A. Direct purchase of rabies vaccine

A veterinarian licensed in this State may sell rabies vaccine to a person who owns cattle, sheep, goats or cervids as defined in section 1333. A veterinarian who sells rabies vaccine in accordance with this section is not, as a result of selling the vaccine, liable for claims arising from the administration of the vaccine by the purchaser.   [PL 2003, c. 386, §15 (AMD).]
An animal vaccinated against rabies by a person who is not a licensed veterinarian, a certified rabies vaccinator appointed and certified pursuant to section 3920 or a licensed veterinary technician under the direct supervision or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian may not be certified as vaccinated against rabies and must be treated as an unvaccinated animal under Title 22, chapter 251, subchapter 5 and rules adopted pursuant to that chapter. For purposes of this section, "direct supervision" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 4853, subsection 4‑A; "indirect supervision" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 4853, subsection 4‑B; "licensed veterinarian" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 4853, subsection 5; and "licensed veterinary technician" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 4853, subsection 11.   [RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. A, §13 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 308, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 386, §15 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 141, §1 (AMD). RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. A, §13 (COR).
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