New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (EPIDEMIOLOGY)
Part 2 - ANIMAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
Section 7.4.2.8 - VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS REQUIRED
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Dogs and cats over the age of three months shall be vaccinated against rabies. The animal shall receive a booster within the 12-month interval following the initial vaccination. Every domestic dog and cat shall be revaccinated against rabies within 12 months if a 1-year vaccine is administered or within 36 months if a 3-year vaccine is administered with a rabies vaccine licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and administered according to label recommendations. The "compendium of animal rabies control (CARC)," published by the national association of public health veterinarians, Inc., shall be the reference for the route of inoculation and the type of vaccine. Copies are available upon request from the department.
B. Rabies vaccine shall not be distributed except to a veterinarian.
C. The veterinarian who administers rabies vaccine to a dog or cat shall issue to the owner a serially numbered vaccination certificate containing the name of the veterinarian, the type of vaccine used, the initials of the producer of the vaccine, the name and address of the owner, a description of the dog or cat vaccinated, the date of vaccination, and the expiration date for the period of immunity. The veterinarian shall also furnish the owner with a tag bearing the certificate number and the year of the vaccination. The tag shall be affixed to the vaccinated dog or cat and shall be worn at all times the animal is not on the premises of the owner or otherwise confined. A combination rabies vaccination certificate and city/county license shall be permitted providing the certificate/license contains at least the above required information.
D. Approved rabies vaccine shall be administered to the species, by the route and in the amount recommended by the producer of the vaccine and the latest CARC.
E. Nothing herein shall prohibit the acceptance and recognition for purpose of compliance with this section of the administration of an approved rabies vaccine by a veterinarian licensed in another state.
