GENERAL ASSEMBL'* OH NOR I H CAROLINA SESSION 1989 



1 (c) Moneys in Ihc Fund in ex cess of personnel and aclminislralive cosls shall he 



2 available lo unils o( loeal govemnienl as assistance funding for compliance wilh the Act 



3 on the terms and conditions set forth in G .S. I9A-4I.I. 



4 § 19A-41.1. Animal Control r aciliCy giants; eligible purpose; terms and 



5 conditions, (a) The Department of Agriculture shall make grants from the Animal 



6 Welfare Act Enibrcement Fund to units o l local government for new construction of 



7 animal control facilities, or for capital improvements of existing facilities to ensure 



8 compliance with the standards of the Act. 



9 (h) The Commissioner or his designee shall set a priority on and approve 



10 applications for funds based on a review of the local government's existing facility 



11 needs, and the need for State funding to ensure the facility's compliance with the 



12 standards of the Act. 



13 (c) The Commissioner of Agriculture or his designee, based on criteria to be 



14 established by the Board of Agriculture, shall distribute five thousand dollars ($5.000) 



15 in matching grant funds for each fwv thousand dollars (.$5.000) allocated by the local 



16 unit of government either for new construction of an animal control facility or for 



17 capital improvements of an existing facility. No unit of local government may receive 



1 8 more than ten thousand dollars ($10.000) in matching funds per year. 



19 (d) One or more units of local government may apply separately for funds under this 



20 .section for a jointly utilized facility. 



21 (e) Funds may not be granted under this section for normal operating expenses of an 



22 animal control facility. " 



2 3 Sec. 6. Chapter I.^OA of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 



2 4 section to read: 



25 " § 130A-185.I Rabies vaccination fee, (a) There is levied on every person who 



26 administers rabies vaccines a fee of fif t y cents (50C) per rabies vaccine administered to 



27 a dog or a cat in this State. 



28 (b) Every person who administers rabies vaccine to a dog or cat shall colled the fee 



29 levied by this section and shall state and charge the fee separately from the sales price 



30 of the vaccination and sh()w the lee separately on the vaccinator's sales records. The 



31 fee levied by this .section shall be reflected on the rabies vaccination certificate required 



32 by G.S. l.lOA-189. The fee shall be paid by the purchaser of the vaccination to the 



33 vaccinator as trustee for and on accx)unt of the Stale. It is the intent of this section that 



34 the fee shall be added to the cost of the rabies vaccination when administered and be 



35 borne by and pas.sed on to the customer, instead of being borne by the vaccinator. 



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