Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-4-4 - RABIES CONTROL PROGRAM
Section 420-4-4-.01 - Definitions

(1) "Animal" means any non-human mammal of the Kingdom Animalia.

(2) "Cat" means all members of the domesticated feline (Felis catus) family.

(3) "Dog" means all members of the domesticated canine (Canis familiaris) family.

(4) "Ferret" means all members of the ferret (Mustela putorius furo) family.

(5) "Department" means the Alabama Department of Public Health.

(6) "Domestic animal" means animals which, through association with people, have been bred to a degree which has resulted in genetic changes affecting the temperament, color, conformation, or other attributes of the species to an extent that make them unique and distinguishable from wild animals of their species.

(7) "Exposure" or "Exposes" means an incident resulting in contact of saliva or neural tissue with a break or abrasion of the skin or with any mucous membrane. The term includes a bite or scratch.

(8) "Extra-label use of vaccine" means the use of an animal vaccine in a species that is not specified on the product label or product insert.

(9) "Health Officer" means the State Health Officer or any county health officer as defined in § 22-3-2, Ala. Code 1975, or his or her designee.

(10) "Hybrid-cross" means an animal resulting from the crossbreeding between two different species or types of animals. Crosses between wild animal species and domestic animals are considered to be wild animals.

(11) "NASPHV" means the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc.

(12) "Wildlife" means native or exotic animals normally living in the wild, other than those defined as domestic, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fresh water fish.