(a)
(1) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall place certain areas under a rabies quarantine upon request of proper local officials.
(2) In serious situations, the secretary may place the area under quarantine without waiting for a local request.
(b) The occurrence of three (3) or more positive rabies cases in animals shall be sufficient basis for placing an area under quarantine.
(c) The positive rabies cases shall be laboratory-confirmed by the Public Health Laboratory or any other laboratory acceptable to or approved by the secretary.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Subchapter 3 - Rabies Control Act
§ 20-19-303. Power of political subdivisions not limited — Applicability
§ 20-19-305. Vaccination for dogs, cats, and other animals required
§ 20-19-306. Illegal acts when person bitten
§ 20-19-307. Confinement of animal when person bitten
§ 20-19-308. Shipment to laboratory of head of animal suspected of being rabid
§ 20-19-310. Authority to impose additional measures
§ 20-19-311. Administration by Secretary of the Department of Health