Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.180 - Procedures for control of rabies; disposition of rabid animals
Rule 10.
(1) For the
purposes of this rule, animals that are subject to rabies testing are any
nonhuman mammals, except for rabbits or hares and rodents other than
woodchucks.
(2) As used in this
rule, "owner" means a person who has a right of property ownership of an
animal, who keeps or harbors an animal, who has custody of an animal, or who
permits an animal to remain on or about any premises occupied by the
person.
(3) Any laboratory in this
state that conducts examinations of animals for rabies shall report all of the
following data to the department within 7 days after examination:
(a) Species of animal.
(b) Name and address of the owner of the
animal.
(c) Name and address of the
person who submits the specimen.
(d) Name and address of the individuals who
have been exposed to the animal or the name and address of the owner of the pet
that has been exposed to the animal.
(e) Date and results of the
examination.
(4) A
physician who performs a postmortem on the body of an individual who died of
rabies or who was suspected of dying of rabies shall immediately submit
nonpreserved portions of the hippocampus major and spinal cord to the
department for rabies examination. A history of the case shall accompany the
specimens.
(5) An animal that has
bitten an individual or otherwise potentially exposed an individual to rabies
shall be handled pursuant to the provisions of the publication entitled
"Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, 2011" issued by the national association
of state public health veterinarians (NASPHV). The provisions of the
publication entitled "Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, 2011
2008" or most recent version, are adopted
by reference in these rules. Copies of this publication may be obtained from
the State Public Health Veterinarian, Communicable Disease Division, Bureau of
Disease Control, Prevention & Epidemiology, Michigan Department of
Community Health, 201 Townsend Street, 5th Floor, Lansing, Michigan 48909 at no
cost as of the time of adoption of these rules.
(6) Any person who has knowledge of an animal
bite where rabies is suspected shall, within 24 hours of the biting incident,
report the bite to the appropriate local health department and to the local
health department where the bite occurred. The report shall include all of the
following information:
(a) Animal species
inflicting the bite.
(b) Animal
owner's name, address, and telephone number.
(c) Vaccination status of the
animal.
(d) Date and location of
the biting incident.
(e) Name,
address, and telephone number of the individual bitten.
(f) Site of the bite on the body.
(g) Name of the reporter of the
bite.
(7) Upon request
by the department or local health department, any person who has information
regarding the identity, whereabouts, or vaccination status of an animal that
that has bitten an individual or otherwise potentially exposed an individual to
rabies, or information about the owner of the animal, shall provide information
about the animal or the animal's owner to the department or local health
department.
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