Virginia § 3.2-6562.1 - Rabies exposure; local authority and responsibility plan
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§ 3.2-6562.1. Rabies exposure; local authority and responsibility plan
The local health director, in conjunction with the governing body of the locality, shall adopt a plan to control and respond to the risk of rabies exposure to persons and companion animals. Such plan shall set forth a procedure that promptly ensures the capture, confinement, isolation, or euthanasia of any animal that has exposed, or poses a risk of exposing, a person or companion animal to rabies. The plan shall identify the authority and responsibility of the local health department, law-enforcement officers, animal control officers, and any other persons with a duty to control or respond to a risk of rabies exposure. The plan shall provide for law-enforcement officers, animal control officers, and other persons to report to and be directed by the local health director for such purposes.
2010, c. 834.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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