HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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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 INCURRED IN THE DISPOSITION ASSIST 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 FOR A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF ASSISTANCE
TO LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF WILD
ANIMALS. ASSISTANCE MAY INCLUDE FIELD SERVICES. TRAINING. OR
PAYMENT TO LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR WILDLIFE CONTROL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES AND PLANS AGREED TO BETWEEN THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

May 27, 1986

The Honorable Melvin A. Steinberg
President of the Senate
State House