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NC Gen Stat § 130A-189 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-189 - Rabies vaccination certificates.

 130A-189. Rabies vaccination certificates.A person who administers a rabies vaccine shall complete a rabies vaccination certificate. The Commission shall adopt rules specifying the information that must be included on the certificate. An original rabies vaccination certificate shall be given to the owner of the animal that receives the rabies vaccine. A copy of the rabies vaccination certificate shall be retained by the licensed veterinarian or the certified rabies vaccinator. A copy shall also be given to the county agency responsible for animal control, provided the information given to the county agency shall not be used for commercial purposes.  (1935, c. 122, s. 6; 1941, c. 259, s. 5; 1959, c. 352; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1993, c. 245, s. 1; 2009-327, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-190 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-190 - Rabies vaccination tags.

 130A-190. Rabies vaccination tags.(a) Issuance. - A person who administers a rabies vaccine shall issue a rabies vaccination tag to the owner of the animal. The rabies vaccination tag shall show the year issued, a vaccination number, the words "North Carolina" or the initials "N.C." and the words "rabies vaccine." Dogs shall wear rabies vaccination tags at all times. Cats and ferrets must wear rabies vaccination tags unless they are exempt from wearing the tags by local ordinance.(b) Fee. - Rabies vaccination tags, links, and rivets may be obtained from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary is authorized to collect a fee for the rabies tags, links, and rivets in accordance with this subsection. The fee for each tag is the sum of the following:(1) The actual cost of the rabies tag, links, and rivets.(2) Transportation costs.(3) Fifteen cents (15 ). This portion of the fee shall be used to fund rabies education and prevention programs.(4) Repealed by Session Laws 2010-31, s. 11.4(h), effective October 1, 2010.(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2007-487, s. 1, effective January 1, 2008.  (1935, c. 122, s. 6; 1941, c. 259, s. 5; 1959, c. 352; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1997-69, s. 1; 2000-163, s. 2; 2007-487, s. 1; 2009-327, s. 6; 2010-31, s. 11.4(h).)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-191 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-191 - Possession and distribution of rabies vaccine.

 130A-191. Possession and distribution of rabies vaccine.It shall be unlawful for persons other than licensed veterinarians, certified rabies vaccinators and persons engaged in the distribution of rabies vaccine to possess rabies vaccine. Persons engaged in the distribution of vaccines may distribute, sell and offer to sell rabies vaccine only to licensed veterinarians and certified rabies vaccinators. (1987, c. 218.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-192 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-192 - Animals not wearing required rabies vaccination tags.

 130A-192. Animals not wearing required rabies vaccination tags.(a) The Animal Control Officer shall canvass the county to determine if there are any animals not wearing the required rabies vaccination tag. If an animal required to wear a tag is found not wearing one, the Animal Control Officer shall check to see if the owner's identification can be found on the animal. If the animal is wearing an owner identification tag with information enabling the owner of the animal to be contacted, or if the Animal Control Officer otherwise knows who the owner is, the Animal Control Officer shall notify the owner in writing to have the animal vaccinated against rabies and to produce the required rabies vaccination certificate to the Animal Control Officer within three days of the notification. If the animal is not wearing an owner identification tag and the Animal Control Officer does not otherwise know who the owner is, the Animal Control Officer may impound the animal. The duration of the impoundment of these animals shall be established by the county board of commissioners, but the duration shall not be less than 72 hours. During the impoundment period, the Animal Control Officer shall make a reasonable effort to locate the owner of the animal. If the Animal Control Officer has access at no cost or at a reasonable cost to a microchip scanning device, the Animal Control Officer shall scan the animal and utilize any information that may be available through a microchip to locate the owner of the animal, if possible. If the animal is not reclaimed by its owner during the impoundment period, the animal shall be disposed of in one of the following manners: returned to the owner; adopted as a pet by a new owner; or put to death by a procedure approved by rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or, in the absence of such rules, by a procedure approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Humane Society of the United States or of the American Humane Association.(a1) Before an animal may be put to death, it shall be made available for adoption as provided in G.S. 19A-32.1.(a2) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-377, s. 3, effective July 29, 2013.(a3) The Animal Control Officer shall maintain a record of all animals impounded under this section which shall include the date of impoundment, the length of impoundment, the method of disposal of the animal and the name of the person or institution to whom any animal has been released.(b) through (e) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-377, s. 3, effective July 29, 2013.  (1935, c. 122, s. 8; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-304, s. 1; 2009-327, s. 7; 2013-377, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-193 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-193 - Vaccination and confinement of animals brought into this State.

 130A-193. Vaccination and confinement of animals brought into this State.(a) Vaccination Required. - An animal brought into this State that is required to be vaccinated under this Part shall immediately be securely confined and shall be vaccinated against rabies within one week after entry. The animal shall remain confined for two weeks after vaccination.(b) Exceptions. - The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to:(1) An animal brought into this State for exhibition purposes if the animal is confined and not permitted to run at large.(2) An animal brought into this State accompanied by a certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian showing that the animal is apparently free from and has not been exposed to rabies and that the animal is currently vaccinated against rabies.  (1935, c. 122, s. 11; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-194 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-194 - Quarantine of districts infected with rabies.

 130A-194. Quarantine of districts infected with rabies.An area may be declared under quarantine against rabies by the local health director when the disease exists to the extent that the lives of persons are endangered. When quarantine is declared, each animal in the area that is required to be vaccinated under this Part shall be confined on the premises of the owner or in a veterinary hospital unless the animal is on a leash or under the control and in the sight of a responsible adult.  (1935, c. 122, s. 12; 1941, c. 259, s. 9; 1949, c. 645, s. 3; 1953, c. 876, s. 8; 1957, c. 1357, s. 8; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-195 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-195 - Destroying stray or feral animals in quarantine districts.

 130A-195. Destroying stray or feral animals in quarantine districts.When quarantine has been declared and stray or feral animals continue to run uncontrolled in the area, any peace officer or Animal Control Officer shall have the right, after reasonable effort has been made to apprehend the animals, to destroy the stray or feral animals and properly dispose of their bodies.  (1935, c. 122, s. 13; 1953, c. 876, s. 9; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-196 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-196 - Notice and confinement of biting animals.

 130A-196. Notice and confinement of biting animals.(a) Notice. - When a person has been bitten by an animal required to be vaccinated under this Part, the person or parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis of the person, and the person owning the animal or in control or possession of the animal shall notify the local health director immediately and give the name and address of the person bitten and the owner of the animal. If the animal that bites a person is a stray or feral animal, the local agency responsible for animal control shall make a reasonable attempt to locate the owner of the animal. If the owner cannot be identified within 72 hours of the event, the local health director may authorize the animal be euthanized, and the head of the animal shall be immediately sent to the State Laboratory of Public Health for rabies diagnosis. If the event occurs on a weekend or State holiday the time period for owner identification shall be extended 24 hours.A physician who attends a person bitten by an animal known to be a potential carrier of rabies shall report the incident within 24 hours to the local health director. The report must include the name, age, and sex of the person.(b) Confinement. - When an animal required to be vaccinated under this Part bites a person, the animal shall be immediately confined for 10 days in a place designated by the local health director. The local health director may authorize a dog trained and used by a law enforcement agency to be released from confinement to perform official duties upon submission of proof that the dog has been vaccinated for rabies in compliance with this Part. After reviewing the circumstances of the particular case, the local health director may allow the owner to confine the animal on the owner's property. An owner who fails to confine an animal in accordance with the instructions of the local health director shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. If the owner or the person who controls or possesses the animal that has bitten a person refuses to confine the animal as required by this subsection, the local health director may order seizure of the animal and its confinement for 10 days at the expense of the owner.  (1935, c. 122, s. 17; 1941, c. 259, s. 11; 1953, c. 876, s. 13; 1957, c. 1357, s. 9; 1977, c. 628; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1985, c. 674; 1989, c. 298; 1993, c. 539, s. 950; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2009-327, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-197 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-197 - Management of dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to rabies.

 130A-197. Management of dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to rabies.When the local health director reasonably suspects that an animal required to be vaccinated under this Part has been exposed to the saliva or nervous tissue of a proven rabid animal or animal reasonably suspected of having rabies that is not available for laboratory diagnosis, the animal shall be considered to have been exposed to rabies. The recommendations and guidelines for rabies post-exposure management specified by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians in the most current edition of the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control shall be the required control measures.  (1935, c. 122, s. 14; 1953, c. 876, s. 10; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2000-163, s. 4; 2009-327, s. 12; 2017-106, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-198 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-198 - Confinement.

 130A-198. Confinement.A person who owns or has possession of an animal which is suspected of having rabies shall immediately notify the local health director or county Animal Control Officer and shall securely confine the animal in a place designated by the local health director. The animal shall be confined for a period of 10 days. Other animals may be destroyed at the discretion of the State Public Health Veterinarian.  (1935, c. 122, s. 15; c. 344; 1941, c. 259, s. 10; 1953, c. 876, s. 11; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-199 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-199 - Rabid animals to be destroyed; heads to be sent to State Laboratory of Public Health.

 130A-199. Rabid animals to be destroyed; heads to be sent to State Laboratory of Public Health.An animal diagnosed as having rabies by a licensed veterinarian shall be destroyed and its head sent to the State Laboratory of Public Health. The heads of all animals that die during a confinement period required by this Part shall be immediately sent to the State Laboratory of Public Health for rabies diagnosis.  (1935, c. 122, s. 16; 1953, c. 876, s. 12; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-200 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-200 - Confinement or leashing of vicious animals.

 130A-200. Confinement or leashing of vicious animals.A local health director may declare an animal to be vicious and a menace to the public health when the animal has attacked a person causing bodily harm without being teased, molested, provoked, beaten, tortured or otherwise harmed. When an animal has been declared to be vicious and a menace to the public health, the local health director shall order the animal to be confined to its owner's property. However, the animal may be permitted to leave its owner's property when accompanied by a responsible adult and restrained on a leash. (1935, c. 122, s. 18; 1953, c. 876, s. 14; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-201 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-201 - Rabies emergency.

 130A-201. Rabies emergency.A local health director in whose county or district rabies is found in the wild animal population as evidenced by a positive diagnosis of rabies in the past year in any wild animal, except a bat, may petition the State Health Director to declare a rabies emergency in the county or district. In determining whether a rabies emergency exists, the State Health Director shall consult with the Public Health Veterinarian and the State Agriculture Veterinarian and may consult with any other source of veterinary expertise the State Health Director deems advisable. Upon finding that a rabies emergency exists in a county or district, the State Health Director shall petition the Executive Director of the Wildlife Resources Commission to develop a plan pursuant to G.S. 113-291.2(a1) to reduce the threat of rabies exposure to humans and domestic animals by foxes, raccoons, skunks, or bobcats in the county or district. Upon determination by the State Health Director that the rabies emergency no longer exists for a county or district, the State Health Director shall immediately notify the Executive Director of the Wildlife Resources Commission. (1997-402, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-205 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-205 - Administration of program; rules.

 130A-205. Administration of program; rules.(a) The Department shall establish and administer a program for the prevention and detection of cancer and the care and treatment of persons with cancer.(b) The Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program. (1945, c. 1050, s. 1; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-206 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-206 - Financial aid for diagnosis and treatment.

 130A-206. Financial aid for diagnosis and treatment.The Department shall provide financial aid for diagnosis and treatment of cancer to indigent citizens of this State having or suspected of having cancer. The Department may make facilities for diagnosis and treatment of cancer available to all citizens. Reimbursement shall only be provided for diagnosis and treatment performed in a medical facility which meets the minimum requirements for cancer control established by the Commission. The Commission shall adopt rules specifying the terms and conditions by which the patients may receive financial aid. (1945, c. 1050, s. 2; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-207 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-207 - Cancer clinics.

 130A-207. Cancer clinics.The Department is authorized to provide financial aid to sponsored cancer clinics in medical facilities and local health departments. The Commission shall adopt rules to establish minimum standards for the staffing, equipment and operation of the clinics sponsored by the Department. (1945, c. 1050, s. 3; 1949, c. 1071; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-208 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-208 - Central cancer registry.

 130A-208. Central cancer registry.A central cancer registry is established within the Department. The central cancer registry shall compile, tabulate and preserve statistical, clinical and other reports and records relating to the incidence, treatment and cure of cancer received pursuant to this Part. The central cancer registry shall provide assistance and consultation for public health work. (1945, c. 1050, s. 7; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-209 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-209 - Incidence reporting of cancer; charge for collection if failure to report.

 130A-209. Incidence reporting of cancer; charge for collection if failure to report.(a) By no later than October 1, 2014, all health care facilities and health care providers that detect, diagnose, or treat cancer or benign brain or central nervous system tumors shall submit by electronic transmission a report to the central cancer registry each diagnosis of cancer or benign brain or central nervous system tumors in any person who is screened, diagnosed, or treated by the facility or provider. The electronic transmission of these reports shall be in a format prescribed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Program of Cancer Registries. The reports shall be made within six months after diagnosis. Diagnostic, demographic and other information as prescribed by the rules of the Commission shall be included in the report.(b) If a health care facility or health care provider fails to report as required under this section, then the central cancer registry may conduct a site visit to the facility or provider or be provided access to the information from the facility or provider and report it in the appropriate format. The Commission may adopt rules requiring that the facility or provider reimburse the registry for its cost to access and report the information in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per case. Thirty days after the expiration of the six-month period for reporting under subsection (a) of this section, the registry shall send notice to each facility and provider that has not submitted a report as of that date that failure to file a report within 30 days shall result in collection of the data by the registry and liability for reimbursement imposed under this section. Failure to receive or send the notice required under this section shall not be construed as a waiver of the reporting requirement. For good cause, the central cancer registry may grant an additional 30 days for reporting.(c) As used in this section, the term:(1) "Health care facility" or "facility" means any hospital, clinic, or other facility that is licensed to administer medical treatment or the primary function of which is to provide medical treatment in this State. The term includes health care facility laboratories and independent pathology laboratories;(2) "Health care provider" or "provider" means any person who is licensed or certified to practice a health profession or occupation under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes and who diagnoses or treats cancer or benign brain or central nervous system tumors.  (1949, c. 499; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1999-33, s. 1; 2005-373, s. 1; 2013-378, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-211 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-211 - Immunity of persons who report cancer.

 130A-211. Immunity of persons who report cancer.A person who makes a report pursuant to G.S. 130A-209 to the central cancer registry shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.  (1967, c. 859; 1969, c. 5; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2013-321, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-212 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-212 - Confidentiality of records.

 130A-212. Confidentiality of records.The clinical records or reports of individual patients shall be confidential and shall not be public records open to inspection. The Commission shall provide by rule for the use of the records and reports for medical research. (1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-213 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-213 - Cancer Committee of the North Carolina Medical Society.

 130A-213. Cancer Committee of the North Carolina Medical Society.In implementing this Part, the Department shall consult with the Cancer Committee of the North Carolina Medical Society. The Committee shall consist of at least one physician from each congressional district. Any proposed rules or reports affecting the operation of the cancer control program shall be reviewed by the Committee for comment prior to adoption. (1945, c. 1050, s. 9; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-214 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-214 - Duties of Department.

 130A-214. Duties of Department.The Department shall study the entire problem of cancer including its causes, including environmental factors; prevention; detection; diagnosis and treatment. The Department shall provide or assure the availability of cancer educational resources to health professionals, interested private or public organizations and the public. (1967, c. 186, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-215 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 7 - Chronic Disease.|§ 130A-215 - Reports.

 130A-215. Reports.The Secretary shall make a report to the Governor and the General Assembly specifying the activities of the cancer control program and its budget. The report shall be made to the Governor annually and to the General Assembly biennially. (1981, c. 345, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)