COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 4096
(By Delegate Stalnaker)
(Originating in the Committee on Agriculture and
Natural Resources)
[February 5, 2004]
A BILL to amend and reenact §19-20A-5 of the code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to vaccination of dogs and cats;
increasing the veterinary fee for vaccinating dogs and cats
for rabies from four dollars to eight dollars each.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §19-20A-5 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 20A. VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RABIES.
§19-20A-5. Type of vaccine to be furnished; fee.
It shall be the duty of the veterinarian, or person
vaccinating each animal to furnish vaccine of a type capable of
establishing and maintaining immunity for a period of not less than
twenty-four months and he or she shall charge and collect a fee of
not more than four eight dollars for each animal vaccinated, if
done at a clinic established by a county commission or, if
vaccinated at any other place, he or she shall charge and collect a reasonable fee for his or her services.