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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72723</law_id><section_number>32.1-48.2</section_number><catch_line>Regulation of Commissioner requiring vaccination or inoculation of dogs</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Disease Prevention and Control</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3.1">Control of Rabies</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>When the State Health <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> has declared that an outbreak of rabies exists in a county or city, he may adopt a regulation requiring all dogs therein to be vaccinated or inoculated against rabies, with such exceptions as he deems appropriate. Such regulation shall set forth the <span class="dictionary">persons</span> by whom and the time within which such vaccination or inoculation may be required. The State Health <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may establish such clinics and furnish other services and supplies as will enable the prompt vaccination or inoculation of all dogs in such county or city.</p></section></text><history>1954, c. 339, &#xA7; 29-213.2; 1987, c. 488.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
