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A person may not fail or refuse to surrender an animal for destruction or quarantine as required in this title when demand is made by the order of the Health Officer, the authorized and trained representative of the Health Officer, or the State Veterinarian.
(1985 Code, Art. 12, § 6-107) (Bill No. 41-01)
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)
(a) Imposition of quarantine. Whenever a rabies examination report indicates a positive diagnosis of rabies, the State Veterinarian, the Health Officer, or the authorized and trained representative of the Health Officer may impose a quarantine for as long a period as considered necessary.
(b) Requirements during quarantine. When a quarantine is effected under this section, a person may not take a domesticated animal from confinement or permit a domesticated animal in the streets or other public areas of the quarantine area unless the animal is properly leashed and is accompanied by an adult. During the quarantine, a farm animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies may be quarantined by the State Veterinarian. An individual may not remove a quarantined farm animal from the place where it is kept without the written permission of the State Veterinarian. An unclaimed animal impounded by reason of its being at large may not be placed by an Agency facility during the period of quarantine.
(c) Extension. If there are additional cases of rabies during the period of quarantine, the quarantine period may be extended for additional periods as established by the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
(1985 Code, Art. 12, § 6-109) (Bill No. 41-01; Bill No. 89-20)
Except under the direction and supervision of the Health Officer or the authorized and trained representative of the Health Officer, an individual may not kill or cause to be killed a rabies animal, an animal that has bitten a human being, or an animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies. A person may not remove the animal from the jurisdiction of the County without having first received written permission from the State Veterinarian or a representative of the State Veterinarian. If there is a possibility of the animal escaping or of further biting by the animal, the animal may be killed, and the Health Officer or the authorized and trained representative of the Health Officer shall be notified immediately.
(1985 Code, Art. 12, § 6-110) (Bill No. 41-01)
The carcass of any dead animal exposed to rabies shall be surrendered to an Agency officer, the County Health Officer, or the State Veterinarian on demand. An Agency officer or an authorized representative of the Agency shall supervise the disposition of the carcass of any animal in his or her possession found to be infected with rabies or of any dead animal that the Agency officer or the authorized representative of the Agency considers to be a health menace or a hazard to the public health and welfare.
(1985 Code, Art. 12, § 6-111) (Bill No. 41-01; Bill No. 89-20)
SUBTITLE 7. LICENSES
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