§ 130A-199. Rabid animals to be destroyed; heads to be sent to State Laboratory of Public Health.
§ 130A‑199. Rabidanimals to be destroyed; heads to be sent to State Laboratory of Public Health.
An animal diagnosed as havingrabies by a licensed veterinarian shall be destroyed and its head sent to theState Laboratory of Public Health. The heads of all animals that die during aconfinement period required by this Part shall be immediately sent to the StateLaboratory of Public Health for rabies diagnosis. (1935, c. 122, s. 16; 1953,c. 876, s. 12; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009‑327, s.14.)