New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 23A - ANIMAL FACILITY OPERATION; ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER AND ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR CERTIFICATION; PILOT SPAYING AND NEUTERING CLINIC FEES; AND RABIES INOCULATION
Subchapter 4 - RABIES INOCULATION
Section 8:23A-4.2 - Recognized durations of immunity

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 8:23A-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) The Department recognizes the following durations of immunity for dogs and cats:

1. Rabies vaccine approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for a three-year duration of immunity:

i. Animals three months of age or older receiving their first known immunization are recognized as having one-year duration of immunity.

ii. Animals over three months of age, but less than six months of age, receiving the second or subsequent booster inoculation are recognized as having a one-year duration of immunity.

iii. Animals six months of age or older receiving the second or subsequent booster inoculation are recognized as having a three-year duration of immunity.

2. Rabies vaccines approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for a one-year duration of immunity are recognized as having one-year duration of efficacy for immunity for all animals vaccinated at three months of age or older.

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