1. (a) Not currently vaccinated animals which have been bitten or directly exposed by physical contact with a rabid animal or its fresh tissues shall be:

   1. (1) humanely killed; or
   2. (2) if sufficient justification for preserving the animal exists, the exposed animal shall be immediately vaccinated against rabies, placed in strict isolation for 90 days, and given booster vaccinations during the third and eighth weeks of isolation. For young animals, additional vaccinations may be necessary to ensure that the animal receives at least two vaccinations at or after the age prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture for the vaccine administered.

2. (b) Currently vaccinated animals which have been bitten or otherwise significantly exposed to a rabid animal shall be:

   1. (1) humanely killed; or
   2. (2) if sufficient justification for preserving the animal exists, the exposed vaccinated animal shall be given a booster rabies vaccination immediately and placed in strict isolation for 45 days.
3. (c) These provisions apply only to domestic animals for which an approved rabies vaccine is available.
4. (d) In situations where none of the requirements of this section are applicable, the recommendations contained in the latest edition of the publication titled The Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, published by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, should be followed.

Source Note:The provisions of this §169.30 adopted to be effective March 5, 1982, 7 TexReg 745; amended to be effective March 29, 1988, 13 TexReg 1337; amended to be effective February 22, 1993, 18 TexReg 845; amended to be effective July 12, 1998, 23 TexReg 7224.