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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Issuance.--A person who administers a rabies vaccine shall issue a rabies vaccination tag to the owner of the animal. The rabies vaccination tag shall show the year issued, a vaccination number, the words “North Carolina” or the initials “N.C.” and the words “rabies vaccine.” Dogs shall wear rabies vaccination tags at all times. Cats and ferrets must wear rabies vaccination tags unless they are exempt from wearing the tags by local ordinance.
(b) Fee.--Rabies vaccination tags, links, and rivets may be obtained from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary is authorized to collect a fee for the rabies tags, links, and rivets in accordance with this subsection. The fee for each tag is the sum of the following:
(1) The actual cost of the rabies tag, links, and rivets.
(2) Transportation costs.
(3) Fifteen cents (15¢). This portion of the fee shall be used to fund rabies education and prevention programs.
(4) Repealed by S.L. 2010-31, § 11.4(h), eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
(c) Repealed by S.L. 2007-487, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 130A. Public Health § 130A-190. Rabies vaccination tags - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-130a-public-health/nc-gen-st-sect-130a-190/
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