AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH VETERINARIANS REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF DOGS, CATS, AND FERRETS EXPOSED TO RABIES. Enacted July 12, 2017. Effective October 1, 2017.
UPDATE RABIES CONTROL LAWS.
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AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH VETERINARIANS REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF DOGS, CATS, AND FERRETS EXPOSED TO RABIES.Intro. by J. Davis.
Bill History:
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Tue, 14 Feb 2017 Senate: Filed(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Feb 2017 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 27 Mar 2017 Senate: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
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Thu, 6 Apr 2017 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Thu, 6 Apr 2017 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted(link is external)
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Mon, 10 Apr 2017 Senate: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 13 Apr 2017 Senate: Regular Message Sent To House(link is external)
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Thu, 13 Apr 2017 House: Regular Message Received From Senate(link is external)
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Mon, 17 Apr 2017 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 8 Jun 2017 House: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
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Thu, 8 Jun 2017 House: Re-ref Com On Wildlife Resources(link is external)
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Wed, 21 Jun 2017 House: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 21 Jun 2017 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 21 Jun 2017 House: Placed On Cal For 06/22/2017(link is external)
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Thu, 22 Jun 2017 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 22 Jun 2017 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 22 Jun 2017 House: Ordered Enrolled(link is external)
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Mon, 26 Jun 2017 Ratified(link is external)
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Tue, 27 Jun 2017 Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2017(link is external)
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Wed, 12 Jul 2017 Signed by Gov. 7/12/2017(link is external)
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Wed, 12 Jul 2017 Ch. SL 2017-106(link is external)
Bill Summaries:
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Bill S 74 (2017-2018)Summary date: Jul 14 2017 - View Summary
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Bill S 74 (2017-2018)Summary date: Apr 6 2017 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following change to the 1st edition. Makes clarifying change that the recommendations and guidelines for rabies post-exposure management specified by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians in the most current edition of the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control are the required control measures for dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to rabies.
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Bill S 74 (2017-2018)Summary date: Feb 14 2017 - View Summary
Currently, GS 130A-197 requires an animal exposed to rabies to be (1) destroyed immediately by its owner, the county animal control officer, or a peace officer unless the animal has been vaccinated against rabies, as specified, more than 28 days prior to being exposed, and is given a booster dose of rabies vaccine within five days of exposure or (2) quarantined at a facility approved by the local health director for a period of up to six months. This act eliminates these provisions and instead directs that the recommendations and guidelines specified by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians in the most current edition of the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control be the required control measures for dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to rabies. Makes conforming changes to the statute's title. Effective October 1, 2017.
For more background on this issue, include a discussion of the recommendations made by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, please see the following blog post written by faculty member Aimee Wall: http://canons.sog.unc.edu/rabies-prevention-control-integrating-recent-research-north-carolinas-legal-framework/