CA AB2689

Permits cities, counties, or city-county jurisdictions to specify how dog owners must provide proof of rabies vaccination, including electronic transmission or facsimile.

Maintains existing requirement that dogs 4 months or older must be licensed and vaccinated for rabies at intervals no more often than once per year.

Requires local jurisdictions to provide dog vaccination clinics at strategic locations, with combined vaccination and licensing procedures available at no charge exceeding actual cost.

Allows dog owners to choose vaccination by a licensed veterinarian of their choice instead of attending public clinics.

Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute to allow jurisdictions to receive rabies vaccination information in more accessible formats.