§ 429. Veterinary care. 1. Prescription medications and treatments\nshall be administered by each animal shelter under the advisement of or\nin accordance with written protocols provided by a duly licensed\nveterinarian.\n 2. All drugs shall be documented and dispensed by each animal shelter\nin accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and\nregulations.\n 3. All incoming animals shall be assessed within two hours after\nintake by a trained animal shelter staff member to determine if any\nphysical abnormalities exist that require immediate veterinary attention\nin accordance with the shelter's written protocol for emergency care, as\nrequired by section four hundred twenty-three of this article.\n 4. Each animal shelter shall have the ability to provide for\nveterinary assessment and humane care in a timely fashion through\nin-house facilities or at an off-site location.\n 5. Pursuant to the written protocol for emergency veterinary care\nrequired by section four hundred twenty-three of this article, each\nanimal shelter shall provide appropriate and timely veterinary care for\nany animal that is in distress, experiencing pain, or showing signs of\nsignificant illness or injury.\n 6. Each animal shelter shall recognize and treat acute and chronic\npain appropriately, as set forth in article twenty-six of this chapter.\nThe legal status regarding the ownership of any animal shall not prevent\ntreatment to relieve suffering.\n 7. Each animal shelter shall provide a complete physical examination\nof all animals in its custody or possession by trained shelter staff\nwithin twenty-four hours of intake to identify medical or behavioral\nconditions that require further evaluation and care. Animals shall\nspecifically be examined for bite wounds; animals that have potentially\nbeen exposed to rabies shall be managed in accordance with applicable\nlocal and state laws. Each animal shelter shall comply with the rabies\nreporting requirements prescribed in 10 NYCRR 2.14.\n 8. Each animal shelter shall vaccinate each animal in its custody or\npossession with core vaccines as recommended by national standards and\nguidelines specific to animal shelters as established, endorsed or\napproved by the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP),\nAmerican Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), or the Association of\nShelter Veterinarians (ASV).\n 9. Each animal shelter shall provide all dogs, cats, and ferrets in\nits custody or possession with a rabies vaccination prior to release in\naccordance with local public health laws. Each animal shelter shall be\nin compliance at all times with section one hundred nine of this chapter\nand title four of article twenty-one of the public health law.\n 10. At a minimum, each animal shelter shall treat all animals in its\ncustody or possession for hookworms and roundworms prior to release\nand/or placement in foster care.\n 11. When a physical or behavioral abnormality is identified at the\ntime of intake or at any time during any animal's shelter stay, staff\nmembers shall follow written medical protocols required by section four\nhundred twenty-three of this article, to determine if and when any\nanimal in its custody or possession needs to be examined by a duly\nlicensed veterinarian. If the animal is in foster care, the foster care\nprovider shall follow written medical protocols to determine whether the\nanimal needs to be examined by a duly licensed veterinarian.\n 12. Any animal in the custody or possession of any animal shelter for\nmore than thirty days shall be examined and weighed at least monthly by\na trained staff member. Animals in foster care shall be examined and\nweighed at least once every six months by a trained staff member.\n 13. Any apparently healthy animal remaining within the custody or\npossession of any animal shelter shall be examined by a duly licensed\nveterinarian at least every six months, or more frequently if problems\nare identified.\n
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