State Rabies Vaccination Laws for Domestic Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets in the United States

State Rabies Vaccination Laws for Domestic Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets in the United States

State Rabies Vaccination Laws for Domestic Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets in the United States

CDC’s Public Health Law Program has published a map of state rabies vaccination laws through the Policy Surveillance Program. The interactive map features data on state-level pre-exposure vaccination laws and laws that reference the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control. Vaccination mandates have played a vital role in decreasing the rate of the rabies virus, which is fatal but preventable in humans and animals.