LYNN HAVEN -- A raccoon killed near Panama Country Club in Lynn Haven has tested positive for rabies, health officials wrote in a news release.
This is the ninth Bay County animal testing positive for rabies since January of 2013. Other Bay County animals testing positive for rabies in 2013 include seven raccoons and one domestic cat, the most recent being a rabid raccoon killed in Panama City near Venetian Way in December.
The Florida Department of Health in Bay County reminds citizens that Florida law requires all dogs and cats over four months of age to be currently vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian. Animals given “feed-store” rabies vaccines by their owners are not legally vaccinated.