Re - Veterinary Services

2026-11-03

The Township of Old Bridge desires to appoint a supervising Veterinarian to visit the Township Animal Shelter facility on a periodic basis ( e . g . monthly ) to evaluate the disease control management practices and make recommendations concerning isolation areas for sick animals , sanitation , animal caging , flow of animals and personnel through the facility and management practices which impact on disease control , as per N . J . A . C . 8 : 23A - 1 . 9 . Initial visits should be conducted more frequently ( e . g . weekly ) to ensure that recommendations are being followed and make any necessary revisions . The Veterinarian shall hold at least one educational session annually with Shelter Management , staff and volunteers concerning the principles of infectious disease control in the kennel / shelter ; including but not limited to , animal rabies isolation procedures . Minimum of two persons should be selected to serve as a liaison with the veterinarian to report problems , seek consultation , and carry out disease control recommendations as directed by the veterinarian on an ongoing basis . Every animal at the facility must be observed daily by one of the veterinary liaisons for clinical signs of illness or injury . Animals with clinical signs of communicable diseases must be immediately separated from healthy animals and receive medical care , under the direction of the supervising veterinarian . The Certification of Veterinary Supervision shall be signed and dated annually by the veterinarian prior to the licensing of the facility in June . Written orders shall be issued or treatment of routine medical problems . The veterinarian shall issue prescriptions for vaccine , except rabies vaccine , and other pharmaceutical agents not licensed for over - the - counter sale . State statute requires rabies vaccine to be administered by a licensed veterinarian . All treatment orders , medical records and prescriptions shall be maintained on file at the facility and available to State and local health department personnel during the facility inspection . Medical waste should be handled under the direction of the supervising veterinarian . Diagnoses of zoonotic diseases must be reported to the local health department with jurisdiction over the facility . The veterinarian , through unannounced visits to the facility , shall monitor maintenance of the disease control program a minimum of 4 times per year . Veterinarians will report to the State or local health department when it is discovered that the facility is not cooperating with the supervising veterinarian ’ s recommendations .

New Jersey

2026-04-29