After confirmation by a licensed veterinarian, a warm-blooded animal suspected of being an animal exposed to rabies shall be surrendered by the owner to a veterinarian or the Agency for supervised confinement completely isolated from other animals in a manner approved by the Health Officer or the Agency. The animal may be destroyed or confined in such a way and for such period, at the expense of the owner of the animal, as the Health Officer shall direct. Payment of boarding, hospital, and confinement fees and compliance with the licensing and animal management provisions of this subtitle shall be prerequisite to the release of a confined animal to the owner.
(1985 Code, Art. 12, § 6-108) (Bill No. 41-01)