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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 746

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Natural Resources

Section 10-202

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

18-313.

The Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene 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 REIMBURSE THE LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR
EXPENSES IN INCURRED IN THE DISPOSITION OF RABID ANIMALS;

(3) TO ASSIST COUNTIES LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
REGARDING THE LABORATORY TESTING OF RABID ANIMALS;

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

[(4)] (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.

Article - Natural Resources

10-202.

(A)  The Secretary is responsible for conservation and
management of wildlife and wildlife resources of the State.

(B) THE SECRETARY SHALL PROVIDE A STATEWIDE SYSTEM TO

REIMBURSE A LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN
THE DISPOSITION OF WILDLIFE.

(B) THE SECRETARY SHALL PROVIDE FOR A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF
ASSISTANCE TO COUNTIES LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS REGARDING