Sec.22-380m-5. Animal population control program: Presurgical immunizations

(a) In addition to the fee received for an animal sterilization procedure, the commissioner shall pay to the participating veterinarian a fee, as limited in subsection (c) of this section, for presurgical immunizations performed by such veterinarian upon a dog or cat, not previously immunized, that is owned by an eligible owner.

(b) Participating veterinarians may receive payment only for the presurgical immunizations of dogs against rabies, distemper, hepatitis, leptosipirosis and parvovirus, and the presurgical immunizations of cats against rabies, feline panleukopenia, calici, pneumonitis and rhinotracheitis.

(c) In no event shall a participating veterinarian be entitled to a payment of more than ten dollars for each immunization procedure and, in any case, more than twenty dollars for one animal.

(d) A participating veterinarian shall be paid by the commissioner from the account upon the submission of a certificate, to be provided by the commissioner, and signed by the veterinarian performing the operation and by the eligible owner, stating that the animal has been immunized coincident with the performance of an animal sterilization procedure pursuant to the program.

(Effective February 23, 1995)