Sec. 22-339c. Certificate of rabies vaccination.
Sec. 22-339c. Certificate of rabies vaccination. (a) A certificate of rabies vaccination shall be (1) a form approved by the National Association of Public Health Veterinarians, (2) any form approved by the State Veterinarian, or (3) any form that has the
following information regarding the vaccinated animal: (A) The name and address of
its owner; (B) a description of the animal which specifies its species, breed, age, color
or markings and sex; (C) the date of the vaccination, the duration of the immunity
provided by the vaccination, the producer of the vaccine and the vaccine serial number;
(D) the rabies tag number; and (E) the signature and license number of the veterinarian
administering the vaccination. Such certificate shall be the official proof of rabies vaccination submitted to a town clerk in accordance with the provisions of section 22-338
or 22-339a.
(b) The owner or keeper of a dog or cat shall keep a certificate, or copy thereof,
stating that such dog or cat has been vaccinated against rabies and shall make such
certificate or copy available to any animal control officer, regional animal control officer
or municipal animal control officer of any municipality for inspection.
(c) An antirabies clinic, upon request of any municipal animal control officer or
animal control officer, shall submit to such officer a copy of any such certificate issued.
Such copy shall be used by the officer to search for unlicensed dogs in accordance with
the provisions of section 22-349.
(P.A. 85-167, S. 4; P.A. 86-45, S. 2, 3; P.A. 91-46, S. 3, 12; 91-59, S. 11; P.A. 93-435, S. 44, 95; P.A. 98-12, S. 12,
22; P.A. 06-105, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 86-45 added Subsec. (a)(3) specifying information required on form to qualify for rabies certificate; P.A.
91-46 amended Subsec. (a) to change "dog" to "animal" and to provide for official proof of rabies vaccination, amended
Subsec. (b) to include vaccinations for cats and added Subsec. (c) concerning provision of rabies certificates by antirabies
clinics; P.A. 91-59 replaced references to "warden" and "regional canine control officer" with references to "municipal
animal control officer" and "regional animal control officer", respectively; P.A. 93-435 made certain technical and grammatical revisions, effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 98-12 changed "canine control officer" to "animal control officer", effective
July 1, 1998; P.A. 06-105 deleted reference to "Form 50" and made technical changes in Subsec. (a).