(a) The health certificate shall list the date of examination, the breed, sex and age of the dog or cat, the state or country of origin and the full name and complete post-office address of the consignee and consignor.

(b) The health certificate shall state that the examination revealed no clinical evidence of infectious or communicable disease, including external parasites and fungi, and that to the best of the veterinarian's knowledge, the dog or cat has not recently been exposed to such infectious or communicable disease.

(c) The health certificate shall state that the dog or cat has been properly immunized against rabies by a vaccine approved by the United States Department of Agriculture within 12 months prior to the date of importation into the State of New York. The immunization requirement shall not apply if the dog or cat is under the age of three months or if a veterinarian certifies in writing that because of old age or other reason, the life of the dog or cat would be endangered by the administration of the rabies vaccine.