Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HANLON BRENTON
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ABAXIS INC [ABAX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ABAXIS INC, 3240 WHIPPLE ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP-Sales & Marketing,Medical
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

UNION CITY, CA 94587		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 6,400
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (1) 11/26/2000(2) 11/10/2009 Common Stock 4,000 $ 4.75 D  
Stock Options (1) 11/27/2001(2) 11/10/2009 Common Stock 4,000 $ 6.406 D  
Stock Options (1) 11/26/2004(2) 11/10/2009 Common Stock 4,000 $ 19.65 D  
Stock Options (1) 11/26/2005(2) 11/10/2009 Common Stock 4,000 $ 12.28 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HANLON BRENTON
C/O ABAXIS INC
3240 WHIPPLE ROAD
UNION CITY, CA 94587		       VP-Sales & Marketing,Medical  

Signatures

/s/ Brenton Hanlon 10/30/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Stock options were granted to Mr. Hanlon as a director of Abaxis, which he resigned from the Board of Directors and each committee of the Board of Directors as of August 10, 2009. In September 2009, Mr Hanlon was appointed as Vice President of North American Medical Sales and Marketing.
(2) Options exercisable to the extent vested.

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