Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-17-3-13; IC 15-17-6

Sec. 3. (a) The state veterinarian shall establish a statewide animal rabies control program. The rabies control program shall include the following:

1. (1) The rabies vaccination requirements in this rule.
2. (2) The rabies vaccine distribution requirements in 345 IAC 1-1.1.

3. (3) The rabies control requirements for the following:

   1. (A) Moving animals into the state in 345 IAC 1-3.
   2. (B) Exhibition of animals in 345 IAC 7-5.
4. (4) Other requirements in IC 15-17-6 and this rule.

5. (5) Other programs initiated by the state veterinarian for the purposes of:

   1. (A) preventing;
   2. (B) detecting;
   3. (C) controlling; and
   4. (D) eradicating;
6. rabies.

(b) The following component of the Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, 2016, National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc., is incorporated by reference as rules of the Indiana state board of animal health and shall be used in the implementation of the program established under subsection (a):

1. Part I(B)(5) "Postexposure management" when interpreting and implementing IC 15-17-6 governing animal bites.

(c) Where the matters incorporated by reference in this section conflict with the provisions of IC 15-17-6 and this rule, the express provisions of the statute and this rule shall control.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 1-5-3; filed Jun 14, 1995, 3:30 p.m.: 18 IR 2760; filed Dec 10, 1997, 11:00 a.m.: 21 IR 1327; filed Jun 17, 1998, 9:03 a.m.: 21 IR 4205; filed Mar 23, 2000, 4:24 p.m.: 23 IR 1913; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Oct 1, 2001, 11:10 a.m.: 25 IR 375; filed Jan 5, 2006, 8:00 a.m.: 29 IR 1556; readopted filed Feb 9, 2007, 9:42 a.m.: 20070307-IR-345060512RFA; errata filed Oct 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m.: 20081022- IR-345080767ACA; filed Feb 24, 2011, 2:05 p.m.: 20110323-IR-345100333FRA; filed Jun 6, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20170705- IR-345160498FRA; readopted filed Jul 17, 2017, 9:06 a.m.: 20170816-IR-345170165RFA; readopted filed Oct 4, 2023, 9:15 a.m.: 20231101-IR-345230625RFA)