- (a) Upon request of the proper local officials, a municipality, township, county, or undesignated area may be placed under quarantine by the Director of the Department of Health as outlined in 20 CAR § 105-101(7)(B).
- (b) In serious situations, the director may place an area under quarantine without waiting for local request.
- (c) The occurrence of three (3) or more cases of positive rabies in animals, confirmed by the official Public Health Laboratory in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a sufficient basis for placing an area under quarantine.
(d)
(1) The proper officials of a government unit may require additional measures to supplement the quarantine of an area in serious situations where there is a possibility that rabies may:
- (A) Spread to other animals; and
- (B) Constitute a dangerous health hazard for the citizens of the state.
- (2) These additional measures will be supplied by the Department of Health.