New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Agr - Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
Chapter Agr 1700 - TRANSFER OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS
Part Agr 1704 - OPERATING STANDARDS RELATIVE TO COMMERCIAL KENNELS AND OTHER PREMISES LICENSED TO HOUSE, HARBOR, OR DISPLAY ANIMALS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Section Agr 1704.06 - Official Health Certificate

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Agr 1704.06

Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024

(a) An official health certificate shall be created for each individual dog, cat, or ferret, and shall contain the address of, and be signed by, a licensed veterinarian.

(b) The signing veterinarian shall certify:

(1) The date when, and the fact that, a vaccine, approved by the department in accordance with RSA 436:80, has been administered for the purpose of protection against infectious disease; and

(2) That the dog, cat, or ferret, at the time of his or her examination, was free from visual and physical examination evidence of communicable zoonotic disease, including gastrointestinal, dermatological, and respiratory illness.

(c) The official health certificate shall also contain:

(1) The sex, breed and description of the dog, cat, or ferret;

(2) Date and place of its birth;

(3) The date of its entry into New Hampshire;

(4) The date of its acceptance by the licensee;

(5) A description of the date of and nature of all medication and treatment given by a licensed veterinarian or the animal caretaker or someone under his or her supervision prior to the veterinarian's initial examination and prior to the sale or transfer; and

(6) An attachment listing all treatments given by the animal caretaker or someone under his or her supervision subsequent to the veterinarian's examination.

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