  We analyze the constraint structure of the interaction of vector mesons with
baryons using the classical Dirac constraint analysis. We show that the
standard interaction in terms of two independent SU(3) structures is consistent
at the classical level. We then require the self-consistency condition of the
interacting system in terms of perturbative renormalizability to obtain
relations for the renormalized coupling constants at the one-loop level. As a
result we find a universal interaction with one coupling constant which is the
same as in the massive Yang-Mills Lagrangian of the vector-meson sector.
