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AL Code § 3-6A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 6A - Control of Dangerous Dogs|Section 3-6A-7 - Construction and Application of Chapter.

Section 3-6A-7Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or negate the requirements of the rabies control law contained in Sections 3-7A-1 to 3-7A-15, inclusive. (b) Nothing in this chapter is designed to abrogate any civil remedies available under statutory or common law. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the power of any county or municipality to adopt and enforce ordinances or regulations that comply with at least the minimum applicable standards set forth in this chapter. (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any county or municipality to employ or make available an animal control officer. (Act 2018-182, §7.)
AL Code § 3-6A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 6A - Control of Dangerous Dogs|Section 3-6A-8 - Duties of Animal Control Officer.

Section 3-6A-8Duties of animal control officer. If the appropriate jurisdiction does not employ an animal control officer, the duties of this chapter shall be carried out by a law enforcement officer. (Act 2018-182, §8.)
AL Code § 3-7A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-1 - Definitions.

Section 3-7A-1Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CANINE CORPS DOGS. Those members of the canine family maintained by governmental agencies for exclusive use in official duties assigned to those agencies. Seeing eye dogs shall be included within the meaning of this definition. (2) CAT. All members of the domesticated feline (Felis catus) family. (3) DOG. All members of the domesticated canine (Canis familiaris) family. (4) FERRET. All members of the ferret (Mustela putorius furo) family. (5) HAS BEEN EXPOSED. Suspected or confirmed contact of saliva with a break or abrasion of the skin or with any mucous membrane, as determined by the health officer or medical or law enforcement personnel. (6) HEALTH OFFICER. The State Health Officer or any county health officer as defined in Section 22-3-2, or his or her designee. (7) IMMUNIZATION AGAINST RABIES. The injection, in a manner approved by the State Health Officer and the State Veterinarian, of rabies vaccine approved by the State Health Officer and the State Veterinarian. The administration of rabies vaccine to species other than those for which reliable immunization data is available shall be a violation of this chapter. (8) IMPOUNDING OFFICER. An agent of a county or municipality vested with impounding authority for animals covered under this chapter. (9) OWNER. Any person having a right of property in a dog, cat, ferret, or other animal, or who keeps or harbors the animal, or who has it in his or her care, or acts as its custodian, or who permits the animal to remain on or about any premises occupied by him or her. (10) PERSON. Individuals, firms, partnerships, and associations. (11) QUARANTINE FOR RABIES OBSERVATION. Confinement under the direct care, custody, control, and supervision of a licensed veterinarian for a period of 10 days subsequent to the date of the exposure, or as otherwise directed by the appropriate health officer. (12) RABIES OFFICER. A licensed veterinarian as defined in Section 34-29-61, duly appointed by the county board of health and approved by the State Health Officer and State Veterinarian. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §1; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-3 - Immunization Fee.

Section 3-7A-3Immunization fee. At public rabies clinics, the rabies officer may charge an immunization fee established by a committee consisting of the State Health Officer, the State Veterinarian, and the president of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association, and approved by the State Board of Health prior to the first day of January each year. The committee shall consider all cost factors in administering the vaccine as the economy dictates, including but not limited to the current prices of vaccines. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §3; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-4 - Issuance of Tag.

Section 3-7A-4Issuance of tag. Coincident with the issuance of the certificate of immunization, the rabies officer, his authorized representative, or any duly licensed veterinarian, who provided the certificate shall furnish a serially numbered tag bearing the same number and year as that of the certificate, which tag shall at all times be attached to a collar or harness worn by the dog or cat for which the certificate and tag have been issued. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §4.)
AL Code § 3-7A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-5 - Replacement of Tag and Certificate.

Section 3-7A-5Replacement of tag and certificate. In the event a tag or certificate is lost after it has been legally issued, every replacement thereof shall be upon such terms as may be agreed upon with the rabies officer or veterinarian by whom the animal has been immunized. In that instance, a new certificate marked "duplicate" may be issued and distributed according to Section 3-7A-2. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §5; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-6 - Penalty for Dog or Cat Without Tag or Certificate.

Section 3-7A-6Penalty for dog or cat without tag or certificate. The owner of any dog or cat found not wearing the evidence of current immunization as provided herein or for which no certificate of current immunization can be produced, and which is apprehended by an officer or other person charged with the enforcement of this chapter, shall forthwith be subject to a penalty to be imposed by the rabies officer not to exceed an amount equal to twice the state approved charge for immunization, in addition to the fee heretofore prescribed for immunization. When collected, the said penalty shall accrue to the rabies officer or his agent, except in the case of a rabies officer employed full-time on salary, in which case the penalty shall accrue to the employing agency or agencies. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §6.)
AL Code § 3-7A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-7 - Maintenance of Pound; Notice of Impoundment.

Section 3-7A-7Maintenance of pound; notice of impoundment. Each county in the state shall provide a suitable county pound and impounding officer for the impoundment of dogs, cats, and ferrets found running at large in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Every municipality with a population over 5,000 in which the county pound is not located shall maintain a suitable pound or contribute their pro rata share to the staffing and upkeep of the county pound. If the owner of an impounded animal is known, the owner shall be given direct notice of the impoundment. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §7; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-8 - Destruction of Impounded Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets; When Authorized; Redemption by Owner; Adoption of Animals.

Section 3-7A-8Destruction of impounded dogs, cats, and ferrets; when authorized; redemption by owner; adoption of animals. All dogs, cats, and ferrets which have been impounded in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, after notice is given to the owner as provided in Section 3-7A-7, may be humanely destroyed and disposed of when not redeemed by the owner within seven days. In case the owner of an impounded animal desires to redeem the animal, he or she may do so on the following condition: He or she shall pay for the immunization of the animal and a penalty equal to the minimum fine established in Section 3-7A-6 if a certificate of current immunization cannot be produced, and for the board of the animal for the period for which it was impounded. The amount paid for the board of the animal shall accrue to the credit of the city or county, depending upon the jurisdiction of the pound in which the animal was confined. At his or her discretion, the impounding officer may provide for adoption of any animal not redeemed or claimed or otherwise disposed of, to any person desiring the animal, if the person complies with all the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §8; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-10 - Destruction of Domesticated Species Exposed to Rabid Animal; Optional Quarantine.

Section 3-7A-10Destruction of domesticated species exposed to rabid animal; optional quarantine. Those domesticated species, for which rabies vaccine is recognized and recommended, upon exposure or potential exposure to a known rabid animal, shall be humanely destroyed or slaughtered immediately. Provided, however, the owner has the option of quarantining the animal or animals based on the recommendations of the Alabama Department of Public Health upon consultation with the U.S. Public Health Service. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §10; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-11 - County Rabies Officer; Application; Appointment; Term; Powers and Duties; Authority of County Board of Health.

Section 3-7A-11County rabies officer; application; appointment; term; powers and duties; authority of county board of health. (a) The county board of health shall nominate annually one duly licensed veterinarian from each county within the state for the position of rabies officer. Applications for this position may be received from any duly licensed veterinarian residing within the county, or in the event that no applications are received, from the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association. Applications shall be provided to the chair of each county board of health during the month of November. The county board of health, not later than January 31 of the appointing year, shall select and appoint a nominee, subject to the approval of the State Health Officer and the State Veterinarian. The appointee's term of office shall expire on December 31 of the year of appointment; provided, however, that he or she shall be eligible for reappointment. The rabies officer may be removed from office, for cause, by the county board of health or the State Health Officer. (b) Appointments not made within the prescribed time limits specified in this section shall become the joint prerogative of the State Health Officer and the State Veterinarian after due consultation with the appropriate health officer. (c) For the purpose of providing proper enforcement of this chapter, the county board of health is hereby invested with general supervisory and administrative authority for the implementation of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the rabies officer to immunize for rabies all dogs, cats, and ferrets covered under this chapter and he or she may employ as many licensed veterinarians to serve as deputies to aid him or her as he or she may desire. The rabies officer and his or her deputies in each county are clothed with limited police powers to the extent that they may issue citations for violations of this chapter as an agent of the county board of health, and shall not be subject to the limitations of Section 36-21-50. The sheriff and his or her deputies in each county and the police officers in each incorporated municipality shall be aides, and are hereby instructed to cooperate with the rabies officer in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The compensation of the rabies officer and his or her deputies shall be limited to the fees collected from enforcement of this chapter. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §11; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-12 - Penalty for Violations.

Section 3-7A-12Penalty for violations. Except as provided for in Section 3-7A-6, any person violating or aiding or abetting the violation of any provision of this chapter, or counterfeiting or forging any certificate, or making any misrepresentation in regard to any matter prescribed by this chapter or rule promulgated hereunder or except as otherwise provided, or resisting, obstructing, or impeding any authorized officer in enforcing the provisions of this chapter, or refusing to produce for immunization any animal in his or her possession for which rabies vaccine is recognized and recommended, or for failing to report an animal bite, shall be charged with a Class C misdemeanor, and for the purpose of enforcing this chapter, resort may be had to any court of competent jurisdiction. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §12; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-13 - Placement of Area Under Quarantine; Additional Measures.

Section 3-7A-13Placement of area under quarantine; additional measures. (a) The State Health Officer, upon request of authorized local officials, may place certain areas of the state under a rabies quarantine to prevent the spread of rabies. In extreme situations, the State Health Officer may place the area under quarantine without waiting for local request. (b) Whenever the State Health Officer or local health authorities are convinced that the situation is conducive to the spread of rabies, additional measures may be imposed as are deemed necessary to prevent the spread of rabies among dogs, cats, and other animals. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §13.)
AL Code § 3-7A-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-14 - Power of Municipalities.

Section 3-7A-14Power of municipalities. Nothing in this chapter shall be held to limit in any manner the power of any municipality to prohibit dogs, cats, or ferrets from running at large, regardless of rabies immunization status as herein provided; nor shall anything in this chapter be construed, in any manner, to limit the power of any municipality to further control and regulate dogs or cats in such municipality. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §14; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
AL Code § 3-7A-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-15 - Rules.

Section 3-7A-15Rules. The State Board of Health is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules for the enforcement of this chapter, which rules shall have the force and effect of law. (Acts 1990, No 90-530, p. 816, §15.)
AL Code § 3-7A-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 7A - Rabies.|Section 3-7A-16 - Relation to Volunteer Service Act.

Section 3-7A-16Relation to Volunteer Service Act. A licensed veterinarian and his or her assistants, whether compensated by fee or otherwise or not compensated, when assisting the county rabies officer at any officially designated rabies vaccination clinic shall be considered a volunteer for the purpose of Section 6-5-336. (Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §2.)
AL Code § 3-8-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 8 - Rabies Vaccine.|Section 3-8-1 - Rabies Vaccine Required for Any Canidae or Felidae; Applicability.

Section 3-8-1Rabies vaccine required for any canidae or felidae; applicability. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it shall be illegal to own, maintain, sell, or trade any canidae or felidae for which there is no USDA licensed rabies vaccine. Anyone currently owning or maintaining such animal may keep the animal for the length of the animal's life providing the animal is spayed or neutered and is registered with the Department of Agriculture and Industries. This section does not apply to any zoological parks, circuses, colleges, and universities, animal refuges approved by the Department of Agriculture and Industries, county or municipal humane shelters, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or veterinary clinics. (Acts 1994, No. 94-322, p. 562, §8.)
AL Code § 3-9-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 9 - Sterilization of Dogs and Cats.|Section 3-9-1 - Definitions.

Section 3-9-1Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL SHELTER. Any facility operated by or under contract for the state or any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted dogs, cats, and other animals; any veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a veterinarian or veterinarians which operates for such purpose in addition to its customary purposes; and any facility operated, owned, or maintained by a duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare organization, or other nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals. (2) ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION. Any unincorporated nonprofit organization or business entity existing for fostering and adopting dogs and cats by the public. (3) SEXUALLY MATURE ANIMAL. Any dog or cat that has reached the age of 180 days. (4) STERILIZATION. The surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or cat in order to render the animal unable to reproduce.  (Act 2006-627, p. 1421, §1.)
AL Code § 3-9-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 9 - Sterilization of Dogs and Cats.|Section 3-9-2 - Requirements for Sterilization.

Section 3-9-2Requirements for sterilization. (a) Any public or private animal shelter, animal control agency operated by a political subdivision of this state, or humane society shall make provisions for the sterilization of all dogs or cats acquired from a shelter, agency, or humane society by providing for all of the following:  (1) Sterilization by a licensed veterinarian before relinquishing custody of the animal. (2) Entering into a written agreement with the person acquiring the animal guaranteeing that sterilization will be performed by a licensed veterinarian within 30 days after acquisition of the animal, or within 30 days of the sexual maturity of an animal. (b) The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to any privately owned animal in possession of a shelter, agency, or humane society if the owner of the animal claims or presents evidence that the animal is the property of that person. (c) All costs of sterilization pursuant to this chapter shall be the responsibility of the person acquiring the animal, and if sterilization is performed prior to acquisition, may be included in any fees charged by the shelter, agency, or humane society for an animal. (d) Any person acquiring an animal from a public or private animal shelter, animal control agency operated by a political subdivision of this state, or humane society from which an animal is not sterile at the time of acquisition, shall submit to the animal shelter, animal control agency, humane society, or public or private animal shelter a signed statement from the licensed veterinarian attesting that a sterilization procedure has been performed by the veterinarian within seven days after the sterilization. (Act 2006-627, p. 1421, §2.)
AL Code § 3-9-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 9 - Sterilization of Dogs and Cats.|Section 3-9-3 - Violations.

Section 3-9-3Violations. It shall be a misdemeanor to fail or refuse to comply with this chapter. Any person failing or refusing to comply shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of a minimum of fifty dollars ($50) and not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200). (Act 2006-627, p. 1421, §3.)
AL Code § 3-9-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 9 - Sterilization of Dogs and Cats.|Section 3-9-4 - Relation to Other Shelter Policies.

Section 3-9-4Relation to other shelter policies. This chapter shall not prohibit the adoption by any political subdivision of this state of shelter policies which are more stringent than the requirements of this chapter. (Act 2006-627, p. 1421, §4.)
AL Code § 3-10-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 10 - Animal Reporting Census Act.|Section 3-10-1 - Short Title.

Section 3-10-1Short title.  This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Animal Census Reporting Act." (Act 2015-433, §1.)
AL Code § 3-10-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 10 - Animal Reporting Census Act.|Section 3-10-2 - Definitions.

Section 3-10-2Definitions.  For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL SHELTER. A public facility, which includes a physical structure, that provides temporary or permanent shelter to stray, abandoned, abused, or owner-surrendered animals that is operated, owned, or maintained by any municipality, county, duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, or other nonprofit organization for the purpose of promoting the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals. The term animal shelter does not include persons providing temporary foster care to animals in their homes or animal rescue groups, or animal sanctuaries sheltering animals on an individual's property. (2) PUBLISH. To make available through either electronic means or on paper. (Act 2015-433, §2.)
AL Code § 3-10-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 10 - Animal Reporting Census Act.|Section 3-10-3 - Monthly Report.

Section 3-10-3Monthly report.  On a monthly basis, each animal shelter owner, operator, manager, or director shall compile a report containing all of the following information: (1) The number of animals of each species taken in from all of the following sources: a. Owner surrenders. b. Strays. c. Other animal shelters. d. Animal control. e. Other. (2) The number of animals which have been: a. Adopted. b. Released to or claimed by the owner or owners. c. Transferred to other animal shelter facilities or released to animal rescue organizations and a list of the names of the receiving organizations. d. Euthanized for any of the following reasons: 1. Overcrowding. 2. Health. 3. Behavior. e. Died from other causes. f. Transferred to another entity. g. Sterilized after arrival. (3) The costs incurred by the animal shelter for housing, maintenance, feeding, medications, transfer, euthanasia, and other expenses related to the care of the animals and their disposition, excluding salary and benefits paid to employees. (Act 2015-433, §3.)
AL Code § 3-10-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 10 - Animal Reporting Census Act.|Section 3-10-4 - Report Requirements.

Section 3-10-4Report requirements.  (a) Each animal shelter shall report the information required in Section 3-10-3 no later than 30 days after the end of each month. Each animal shelter shall make the report available to the public upon request. The animal shelter may compile, publish, computerize, and enter the data or information required in Section 3-10-3 in a form which is compatible with any system utilized by the animal shelter as long as the information required in Section 3-10-3 is included in the report. (b) The animal shelter may charge a reasonable fee for a copy of the report. Each animal shelter shall maintain the annual reports for a minimum of three years. (c) Reports under this chapter shall be considered a public record and access to the reports shall not be denied for any reason. (d) Any report compiled by the owner, operator, manager, or director of an animal shelter pursuant to this chapter shall include a statement by the person preparing the report certifying that the report is true and correct to the best of his or her knowledge. (Act 2015-433, §4.)