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§ 3-7A-12 — Penalty for Violations

Alabama·Title 3 Animals·Ch. 7A Rabies
Except as provided for in Section 3-7A-6, any person violating or aiding or abetting the violation of any provision of this chapter, or counterfeiting or forging any certificate, or making any misrepresentation in regard to any matter prescribed by this chapter or rule promulgated hereunder or except as otherwise provided, or resisting, obstructing, or impeding any authorized officer in enforcing the provisions of this chapter, or refusing to produce for immunization any animal in his or her possession for which rabies vaccine is recognized and recommended, or for failing to report an animal bite, shall be charged with a Class C misdemeanor, and for the purpose of enforcing this chapter, resort may be had to any court of competent jurisdiction.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §12; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)

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