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On July 6, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Animal Industry Division enacted a new policy, “Rabies Vaccination of Dogs in Public and Private Settings.” The policy sets expected protocols for rabies vaccination of dogs in both public (such as at animal shelters) and private settings, maximizes the protection of public health, and assures rabies vaccinations are administered in accordance with the Animal Industry Act, the Michigan Public Health Code, and the Dog Law of 1919.
The policy recommends accredited and Michigan licensed veterinarians follow the “Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2016” and manufacturers’ label for administration of rabies vaccine.
In addition, according to the policy, the following protocol is acceptable for administering rabies vaccine to dogs in public and private settings:
1. An accredited and Michigan licensed veterinarian examines the dog to assure suitability for vaccination and to have knowledge of the dog in order to sign a rabies vaccination certificate for the dog.
2. An accredited and Michigan licensed veterinarian administers the rabies vaccination to the dog.
3. An accredited and Michigan licensed veterinarian may, in lieu of vaccinating the dog, direct a Michigan licensed veterinary technician to vaccinate the dog against rabies as long as the veterinarian is close enough to the veterinary technician and the dog to be able to observe and monitor the veterinary technician’s activity.
4. An accredited and Michigan licensed veterinarian signs a rabies vaccination certificate for the dog.
5. The rabies vaccination for the dog should be noted in the dog’s medical record.
When rabies vaccination of dogs is not performed as described above, the dog will be considered unvaccinated. The entire policy and more information on rabies can be found at www.michigan.gov/rabies.
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Contact the Animal Industry Division:
Constitution Hall
525 West Allegan Street
6th Floor, P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
800-292-3939
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