O. Reg. 497/17: RABIES IMMUNIZATION

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ontario regulation 497/17

made under the

Health Protection and Promotion Act

Made: December 13, 2017
Filed: December 15, 2017
Published on e-Laws: December 15, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 30, 2017

Amending Reg. 567 of R.R.O. 1990

(RABIES IMMUNIZATION)

1. Sections 1 and 2 of Regulation 567 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 are revoked and the following substituted:

1. Every owner or person having the care or custody of a cat, dog or ferret three months of age or over shall ensure that the cat, dog or ferret is immunized against  rabies.

2. (1) Every owner or person having the care or custody of a horse, cow, bull, steer, calf, sheep or other livestock for which a rabies vaccine licensed for use in Canada is available shall ensure that each such animal is immunized against rabies.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a horse, cow, bull, steer, calf, sheep or other livestock that is accessible only to the person or persons who are responsible for the care and control of such animal.

2. Subsection 5 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “In the case of a cat or dog” at the beginning and substituting “In the case of a cat, dog or ferret”.

3. Clauses 6 (a) to (h) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

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

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

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

(d) any microchip number, tattoo number, or, where applicable, other permanent means of identifying the animal;

(e)   the approximate size of the animal;

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

(g) the full name and contact information of the veterinarian who performed the immunization of the animal;

(h) the name and serial number of the vaccine;

(i) the reimmunization interval specified in the product monograph of the vaccine;

(j) the date of the immunization;

(k) a statement of whether the immunization is a primary immunization or a booster immunization;

(l) the date by which the animal is to be reimmunized; and

(m) the identification number on the rabies tag that is issued with respect to a cat, dog or ferret.

4. Sections 7 and 8 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

7. (1) The owner or person having the care or custody of an animal that has a medical condition precluding the safe immunization or reimmunization of the animal against rabies is exempt from the requirements of this Regulation if,

(a) a statement of exemption is issued by a veterinarian with respect to the animal that contains the information in subsection (2); and

(b) the animal is controlled in such a manner as to preclude its being exposed to rabies.

(2) A statement of exemption shall be signed by the veterinarian who issued the statement and shall contain,

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

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

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

(d) any microchip number, tattoo number, or, where applicable, other permanent means of identifying the animal;

(e) the approximate size of the animal;

(f) the date of each previous rabies immunization and any relevant adverse effects related to the immunization documented in the medical record of the animal;

(g) the medical condition precluding the safe immunization or reimmunization of the animal, as the case may be;

(h) the duration of the exemption from the requirement to immunize the animal;

(i) the full name and contact information of the veterinarian who issued the statement of exemption; and

(j) the date of the statement of exemption.

(3) An owner or person referred to in subsection (1) continues to be exempt from the requirements of this Regulation for the duration of the exemption provided in the statement of exemption.

8. A copy of each certificate of immunization or statement of exemption, as the case may be, 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.

9. The owner or person having care or custody of an animal that is subject to the rabies immunization requirements in section 1 or 2 shall provide a copy of the certificate of immunization or statement of exemption for that animal to a medical officer of health or a public health inspector upon request.

5. Tables 1 and 2 of the Regulation are revoked.

Commencement

6. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2018 and the day it is filed.

 

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