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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 15.14.05.02" title_num="15" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="05" heading="Information on Certificate.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>When issuing a health certificate or a rabies certificate for a companion animal, a veterinarian may not issue a blank or incomplete certificate. The veterinarian’s signature shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Handwritten by the veterinarian; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An electronic signature of the veterinarian, affixed at the direction of the treating veterinarian at the time of vaccination.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A health certificate shall contain (if applicable to the species), but not be limited to the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Date;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Owner's name;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Owner's address;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Description of animal, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Age;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Sex;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Breed if purebred, or predominant breed type if of mixed breeding;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Family, such as canine, feline;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Any pertinent medical history;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Any vaccinations administered, including date and type.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>