Article: Texas Rule Change for Rabies Requirement Perplexes Some Odessa Veterinarians.

By Julie Breaux, Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 5--Some Odessa veterinarians are scratching their heads over a change in the state's rabies vaccination requirements for dogs and cats.

Beginning March 19, rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats will be required every three years instead of annually. However, the city of Odessa's yearly rabies vaccination requirement will not change, said City Attorney Joel Roberts. In this case, city ordinance supercedes state law.

"The state's statutes say you have to comply with the mandates by the health department," Roberts said. "But it also says that the state's health ...

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