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(1) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall place certain areas under a rabies quarantine upon request of proper local officials.
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(2) In serious situations, the secretary may place the area under quarantine without waiting for a local request.
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(b) The occurrence of three (3) or more positive rabies cases in animals shall be sufficient basis for placing an area under quarantine.
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(c) The positive rabies cases shall be laboratory-confirmed by the Public Health Laboratory or any other laboratory acceptable to or approved by the secretary.
