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Info for Individuals & Families
(PDF, 128KB)| Contact Veterinary Public Health for more information. | ||
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Rules & Regulations:
County, town and city websites are listed on the UNC School of Government website. - Alphabetized by county.
- Contact your local animal control agency promptly to begin a rabies exposure investigation if a person or pet has been bitten or otherwise potentially exposed to rabies. Listings provided by North Carolina Association of Rabies Control Agencies (NCARCA). - WDCAs may assist when nuisance wildlife is causing damage to personal property but has not bitten or otherwise exposed a person or domestic animal to rabies. They may also assess dwellings for bat infestation and aid in the elimination of bats from infested premises. For guidance on when a WDCA should be called, refer to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recommendations. - A global health observance to raise awareness about rabies and enhance prevention and control efforts. Co-sponsored by CDC and the Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC)., Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Protects the health of the state's livestock and poultry population through the administration of regulatory animal health programs and its diagnostic laboratory system. Responsibilities include the surveillance, monitoring, control, and eradication of diseases; providing diagnostic laboratory service to owners and their veterinarians; regulation of animal movements; and conducting regulatory disease testing to facilitate interstate and export movement of animals and food products. - The state occupational licensing board for veterinary practice. Also manages formal complaints and inspections of all veterinary practices throughout the state. - The agency responsible for the management and stewardship of state fish and wildlife resources and for related issues such as nuisance wildlife and wildlife damage control. WRC provides guidelines for when to contact a Wildlife Damage Control Agent (WDCA).
