§ 18-313. Statewide system

MD Health-Gen Code § 18-313 (2019) (N/A)
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The Secretary of Health shall provide a statewide system:

(1)    To control rabies;

(2)    To grant authority to the public health veterinarian and the local health officer in matters pertaining to the disposition of animals that bite or otherwise expose rabies to an individual;

(3)    To assist local political subdivisions regarding the laboratory testing of rabid animals;

(4)    To treat each individual who is exposed or suspected of having been exposed to rabies; and

(5)    To distribute, in accordance with the conditions set by the Secretary of Agriculture, the biological products that are needed to prevent and treat rabies.