330 CMR 10.06 - Requirements for Any Domestic Animals which are Exposed
The Animal Inspector, upon completion of an investigation and upon determination that a domestic animal has been Exposed, shall issue a written order to the person in custody of the Exposed animal requiring the following:
(1)
Exposed
Domestic Animals that are Currently Vaccinated. The Animal
Inspector shall require the immediate administration of a booster vaccination,
if the animal's last vaccination was administered over one month prior to
exposure, and the animal shall be placed under Strict Confinement for 45
days.
(2)
Dogs and Cats
that are Not Currently Vaccinated but with Proof of at Least One Previous
Rabies Vaccine. The Animal Inspector shall require the immediate
administration of a booster vaccination, and the animal shall be placed under
Strict Confinement for 45 days.
(3)
Exposed Domestic Animals that are Unvaccinated. The
Animal Inspector shall request from the owner of the animal written permission
to euthanize the animal. If the owner is unwilling to consent to Euthanasia,
the Animal Inspector shall issue a written order to the person in custody of
the animal requiring the following:
(a) Any
dog or cat Exposed by Direct Contact to a confirmed rabid animal, as determined
by State Laboratory testing, shall be vaccinated immediately and placed into
Isolation for a period of three months to be followed by one month of Strict
Confinement. Any ferret Exposed by Direct Contact to a confirmed rabid animal,
as determined by State Laboratory testing, shall be vaccinated immediately and
placed into Isolation for a period of three months to be followed by three
months of Strict Confinement.
(b)
Any domestic animal, other than a dog, cat or ferret Exposed by Direct Contact
to a confirmed rabid animal, as determined by State Laboratory testing, shall
be placed in Strict Confinement for six months.
(c) Any dog or cat Exposed by Direct Contact
to a suspected rabid animal, Exposed by Proximity to a confirmed rabid animal,
as determined by State Laboratory testing, or which has received a Wound of
Unknown Origin shall be vaccinated immediately and placed under Strict
Confinement for a period of four months.
(d) Any domestic animal, other than dogs or
cats, Exposed by Direct Contact to a suspected rabid animal, Exposed by
Proximity to a confirmed rabid animal, as determined by State Laboratory
testing, or which has received a Wound of Unknown Origin shall be placed under
Strict Confinement for a period of six months.
(e) Any animal considered Unvaccinated
because the first vaccination had been administered within the 28 days prior to
exposure do not require revaccination.
(4) The person in custody of the animal under
Quarantine is required to immediately notify the Department, a veterinarian,
the Animal Inspector and the Department of Public Health of any changes in
behavior or health status of the animal, or if the animal is euthanized or dies
for any reason during its Quarantine period.
(5) Any veterinarian who euthanizes a
domestic animal for any reason while the animal is under Quarantine must
immediately notify the Animal Inspector of the appropriate municipality.
Notification must be made prior to the disposal of the animal.
(6) Upon determination that an order has been
violated, the Animal Inspector shall recommend that the Department issue an
order to seize and euthanize the animal and have the animal submitted to the
State Laboratory for Rabies testing.
(7) No animal shall be released from
Quarantine without written authorization from the Department or the Animal
Inspector.
(8) The Animal Inspector
shall carry out, or cause to be carried out, Euthanasia orders issued by the
Department.
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