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Originally Posted by Sweetlips6  Sorry, I guess I was confused by the answer I received at the Vet's office.
I asked if it were required to get a rabies vac annually, and was told yes, the State requires an annual vac. |
Sweetlips6,
Your vet gave you false information,
Tennesse state law does not require annual rabies shots (see information below). If you have a question about it, contact the state Public Health Veterinarian, Dr. John Dunn,
John.Dunn@state.tn.us Phone: 615.741.7247 .
Title 68 Chapter 8 tennessee.gov/sos/acts/103/pub/pc0765.pdf
Tennessee’s state anti-rabies law, Title 68 Chapter 8 Section 103 (i) declares that “
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require more frequent rabies vaccinations or a greater number of rabies vaccinations than are required by the rabies compendium,” and defines the “compendium” under Section 102 (3) as
“the most recent issue of the national ‘Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control’ published by the Association of State Public Health Veterinarians..”
The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarian’s (NASPHV)
Compendium of Rabies Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5702a1.htm
promulgated in Tennessee’s anti-rabies law declares that
“All vaccines must be administered in accordance with the specifications of the product label or package insert. …. Vaccines used in state and local rabies control programs should have at least a 3-year duration of immunity. ….. No laboratory or epidemiologic data exist to support the annual or biennial administration of 3- or 4-year vaccines following the initial series.”