![]() ![]() Said tag shall have stamped thereon the serial number of vaccination and the year in which said dog was inoculated. ![]() ![]() It shall be the duty of the manufacturer or manufacturers contracted with to furnish virus (vaccine) to furnish with each ampoule (dose) of virus (vaccine), a suitable metal tag approved by the state board of health, which may be securely bradded to the collar of the dog inoculated (vaccinated). For a failure to comply with this section said person shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 41-53-13.Īll inoculations (vaccinations) done in accordance with this chapter must be done by either a licensed veterinarian or other competent person granted a permit to administer virus (vaccine) by the State Board of Health. It shall be the duty of every person in this state so owning or having in his or her possession a dog or cat to have said dog or cat inoculated (vaccinated) immediately after said dog or cat has reached the age of three (3) months, and it shall be said person’s further duty to have said dog or cat so inoculated (vaccinated) thereafter as required by the state board of health. Rabies inoculation of dogs and cats required.Įvery person in the state of Mississippi who owns, or has in his or her possession, any dog or cat of the age of three (3) months or over shall have said dog or cat inoculated (vaccinated) against rabies as provided herein with the recommended dosage of an anti-rabic virus (vaccine) approved by the State Board of Health, and it shall be unlawful for any person within the state of Mississippi to own or have in his or her possession within the state of Mississippi any dog or cat three (3) months of age or over which has not been inoculated (vaccinated) against rabies with the approved dosage of an approved anti-rabic virus (vaccine). Both agencies follow the recommendations set by the Compendium of Animal Rabies Control promulgated and updated by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians.Ĥ1-53-1. The State Veterinarian licenses the vaccines that are approved by MSDH and regulates rabies requirements for animals entering the state of Mississippi. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has the legal authority to promulgate regulations to enforce the rabies law. ![]() These are the current rabies laws and regulations for the state of Mississippi. Regulations are orders issued by an executive authority of a government and have the force of law. State statutes are laws enacted by a legislative body and these are listed first. There are two types of laws, statutes and regulations, that mandate actions in the state of Mississippi to prevent and control rabies. Summary of Mississippi Animal Rabies Laws » Download a printable PDF of this document. ![]()
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