R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567: RABIES IMMUNIZATION

Health Protection and Promotion Act

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 567

Amended to O. Reg. 360/01

RABIES IMMUNIZATION

Historical version for the period September 13, 2001 to March 2, 2005.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

1. Every owner or person having the care and custody of a cat or dog three months of age or over that is kept in a health unit listed in Column 1 of Table 1 shall ensure that the cat or dog is immunized against rabies on and after the date set out opposite thereto in Column 2 of Table 1. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 1.

2. (1) Every owner or person having the care or custody of a horse, cow, bull, calf or sheep or any class of horse, cow, bull, calf or sheep that is kept in a health unit or any premises or class of premises within a health unit listed in Column 1 of Table 2 shall ensure that each such animal or class of animal that is listed opposite thereto in Column 2 of Table 2 is immunized against rabies. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 2 (1).

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a horse, cow, bull, calf or sheep or class of horse, cow, bull, calf or sheep that is accessible only to the person or persons who are responsible for the care and control of such animal or class of animal, as the case may be. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 2 (2).

3. Every owner or person having the care and custody of an animal that is required to be immunized against rabies under section 1 or subsection 2 (1) shall ensure that the animal is reimmunized against rabies by the date specified in the certificate of immunization issued with respect to the animal. O. Reg. 320/94, s. 1.

4. Immunization against rabies shall be,

(a) carried out by a veterinarian registered under the Veterinarians Act; and

(b) by inoculation with a rabies vaccine that is licensed for use in Canada and that is administered in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer who produced the vaccine. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 4.

5. (1) The owner or person having the care and custody of an animal that has been immunized or reimmunized against rabies shall be issued a certificate of immunization by the veterinarian who carried out the immunization. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 5 (1).

(2) In the case of a cat or dog, the veterinarian who carried out the immunization shall also provide the owner or person with a rabies identification tag. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 5 (2).

6. A certificate of immunization shall be signed by the veterinarian who performed the immunization and shall contain,

(a) the name and address of the owner or person having care and custody of the animal;

(b) the species, breed, sex and age of the animal;

(c) markings, if any, on the animal;

(d) the address of the clinic or other location where the animal was immunized;

(e) the name and code of the vaccine;

(f) the date of the immunization;

(g) the date that the animal is to be reimmunized; and

(h) the number of the rabies identification tag that is issued with respect to a cat or dog. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 6.

7. A duplicate copy of each certificate of immunization issued under this Regulation shall be retained by the person who issued it for a period of three years from the date of its issue. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 7.

8. (1) The owner or person having the care and custody of an animal that is in or has a physical condition that precludes the safe immunization or reimmunization of the animal against rabies is exempt from the requirement of this Regulation where,

(a) a statement of exemption is issued by a veterinarian with respect to the animal that sets out the reason why the animal cannot be immunized or reimmunized; and

(b) the animal is controlled in such a manner as to preclude its being exposed to rabies. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 8 (1).

(2) An owner or person referred to in subsection (1) continues to be exempt from the requirements of this Regulation so long as the animal cannot be immunized or reimmunized. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, s. 8 (2).

TABLE 1

Item	Column 1	Column 2
	Name of Health Unit	Effective Date
1.	Revoked: O. Reg. 331/00, s. 1 (1).
2.	Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Health Unit	April 1, 1986
3.	Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit	September 1, 1986
4.	Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit	June 2, 1986
5.	Peterborough County City Health Unit	May 15, 1986
6.	Perth County Health Unit	October 1, 1986
7.	Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit	September 13, 1986
8.	Middlesex-London District Health Unit	November 1, 1986
9.	Oxford County	March 1, 1987
10.	York Regional Health Unit	March 1, 1987
11.	Huron County Health Unit	March 1, 1987
12.	Simcoe County District Health Unit	April 1, 1994
13.	Eastern Ontario Health Unit	July 20, 1987
14.	Revoked: O. Reg. 331/00, s. 1 (1).
15.	Kent-Chatham Health Unit	June 1, 1988
16.	Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit	June 1, 1988
17.	Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Health Unit	December 1, 1989
18.	Windsor-Essex County Health Unit	February 1, 1991
19.	Sudbury and District Health Unit	April 1, 1991
20.	Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit	July 1, 1992
21.	Revoked: O. Reg. 331/00, s. 1 (1).
22.	Revoked: O. Reg. 331/00, s. 1 (1).
23.	Niagara Regional Area Health Unit	July 1, 1994
24.	Brant County Health Unit	September 1, 1994
25.	Lambton Health Unit	November 1, 1994
26.	Halton Regional Health Unit	January 1, 1995
27.	Elgin-St. Thomas Health Unit	January 31, 1995
28.	Ottawa-Carleton Regional Health Unit	November 30, 1996
29.	Muskoka-Parry Sound Health Unit	July 1, 2000
30.	Renfrew County and District Health Unit	July 1, 2000
31.	City of Toronto Health Unit	July 1, 2000
32.	Peel Regional Health Unit	July 1, 2000
33.	Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Health Unit	July 1, 2000
34.	Durham Regional Health Unit	July 1, 2000
35.	Waterloo Health Unit	July 1, 2000
36.	North Bay and District Health Unit	September 30, 2001

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, Table 1; O. Reg. 109/91, s. 1; O. Reg. 310/92, s. 1; O. Reg. 174/94, s. 1; O. Reg. 320/94, s. 2; O. Reg. 392/94, s. 1; O. Reg. 393/94, s. 1; O. Reg. 584/94, s. 1; O. Reg. 18/95, s. 1; O. Reg. 502/96, s. 1; O. Reg. 331/00, s. 1; O. Reg. 360/01, s. 1.

TABLE 2

Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Name of Health Unit	Animal or Class of Animal	Effective Date
1.	Peterborough County Health Unit	Riding, pleasure driving, show or competition horse	May 15, 1986
2.	Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit	Horse, cow, bull, calf, sheep, riding, pleasure driving, show or competition horse	September 13, 1986
3.	Huron County Health Unit	Riding, pleasure driving, show or competition horse	March 1, 1987
4.	Simcoe County District Health Unit	Horse, cow, bull, calf and sheep	May 8, 1987
5.	Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound	Riding horse	December 1, 1989
6.	Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit	Riding horse	February 1, 1991
7.	Sudbury and District Health Unit	Riding horse	April 1, 1991

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 567, Table 2; O. Reg. 109/91, s. 2.