Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 441A - INFECTIOUS DISEASES; TOXIC AGENTS
INVESTIGATING, REPORTING, PREVENTING, SUPPRESSING AND CONTROLLING PARTICULAR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Animal Rabies
Section 441A.410 - Appointment of rabies control authority; ordinance providing for rabies control program; authority of county, city or town to require licenses for dogs, cats and ferrets; duty of county, city or town to provide certain information to State Health Officer or representative thereof

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 441A.410

Current through December 12, 2024

1. Each county, city and town shall appoint a rabies control authority and enact an ordinance providing for a rabies control program. The ordinance must include a provision:

(a) Requiring all dogs, cats and ferrets in its jurisdiction to be vaccinated against rabies as prescribed in NAC 441A.435.

(b) Authorizing the rabies control authority in the county, city or town to issue a citation to the owner of a dog, cat or ferret which is not vaccinated against rabies as prescribed in NAC 441A.435 and providing that only a certificate of vaccination against rabies issued pursuant to NAC 441A.440 is acceptable as proof of vaccination against rabies.

2. A county, city or town may require an owner of a dog, cat or ferret to obtain a license for each dog, cat or ferret owned.

3. A county, city or town shall provide:

(a) The name, address and telephone number of the rabies control authority appointed pursuant to subsection 1 to the State Health Officer or a representative thereof within 30 days after the appointment of the rabies control authority; and

(b) A copy of the ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection 1 to the State Health Officer or the representative within 30 days after the ordinance is enacted.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92; A by R047-99, 9-27-99

NRS 441A.120, 441A.410

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