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-BILL AS INTRODUCED H.447
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+H.447
 
-VT LEG #381071 v.1
-H.447 1
-Introduced by Representative Durfee of Shaftsbury 2
-Referred to Committee on  3
-Date:  4
-Subject: Internal security and public safety; animals; domestic pet or wolf-5
-hybrid control; licenses; general provisions  6
-Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:  This bill proposes to require 7
-veterinarians and domestic pet owners to send copies of the current rabies 8
-vaccine certificate for animal licensure to the municipal clerk. 9
-An act relating to rabies vaccination certificate requirements for domestic 10
-pet or wolf-hybrid licensure 11
-It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:  12
-Sec. 1.  20 V.S.A. § 3581 is amended to read: 13
-§ 3581.  GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 14
-(a)  A person who is the owner of a dog or wolf-hybrid more than six 15
-months old shall annually on or before April 1 cause it to be registered, 16
-numbered, described, and licensed on a form approved by the Secretary for one 17
-year from that day in the office of the clerk of the municipality in which the 18
-dog or wolf-hybrid is kept.  A person who owns a working farm dog and who 19
-intends to use that dog on a farm pursuant to the exemptions in section 3549 of 20
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+An act relating to rabies vaccination certificate requirements for domestic pet or wolf-hybrid licensure
 
-VT LEG #381071 v.1
-this title shall cause the working farm dog to be registered as a working farm 1
-dog and shall, in addition to all other fees required by this section, pay $5.00 2
-for a working farm dog license.  The owner of a dog or wolf-hybrid shall cause 3
-it to wear a collar and attach a license tag issued by the municipal clerk to the 4
-collar.  Dog or wolf-hybrid owners shall pay for the license $4.00 for each 5
-neutered dog or wolf-hybrid, and $8.00 for each unneutered dog or wolf-6
-hybrid.  If the license fee for any dog or wolf-hybrid is not paid on or before 7
-After April 1 of a given license year, its the owner or keeper may thereafter 8
-procure a license for that license year by paying a fee of 50 percent in excess 9
-of that otherwise required. 10
-(b)  Before a person shall be entitled to obtain a license for a neutered dog 11
-or wolf-hybrid, he or she the person shall exhibit to the clerk a certificate 12
-signed by a duly licensed veterinarian showing that the dog or wolf-hybrid has 13
-been sterilized. 14
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-(d)(1)  Before obtaining a license for a dog or wolf-hybrid six months of 16
-age or older, a person shall deliver to the municipal clerk a certificate or a 17
-certified copy thereof issued by a duly licensed veterinarian, stating that the 18
-dog or wolf-hybrid has received a current preexposure rabies vaccination with 19
-a vaccine approved by the Secretary, and the person shall certify that the dog 20
-or wolf-hybrid described in the certificate or copy is the dog or wolf-hybrid to 21
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+Sponsors:
 
-VT LEG #381071 v.1
-be licensed.  The municipal clerk shall keep the certificates or copies thereof 1
-on file.  The Secretary shall prescribe the size and format of rabies certificates.  2
-The owner of any such dog or wolf-hybrid shall maintain a copy of the rabies 3
-vaccination form certificate and provide it to State or municipal officials upon 4
-request. 5
-(2)  The rabies vaccination certificate shall include the following: 6
-(A)  the signature of the veterinarian; 7
-(B)  the dog or wolf-hybrid owner’s name and address; 8
-(C)  the species, sex, age, color, and primary breed of the animal; and 9
-(D)  the vaccination number and expiration date. 10
-(3)  Veterinarians must present a list of rabies vaccinations to the 11
-municipal clerk every 30 days. 12
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-Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE 14
-This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 15
+Rep.  David Durfee,
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+Location: House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
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+Last Recorded Action: 2/28/2025 - Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
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+Committee Activity - Meeting Full List
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+Regular Session 2025-2026
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+No meeting history found for H.447 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.