Maryland Statutes
Part III - Rabies
Section 18-313 - Statewide System

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.

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