25 Tex. Admin. Code § 169.25
Reports of Human Exposure to Rabies
Effective Mar 31, 201338 TexReg 1994Source Note: The provisions of this §169.25 adopted to be effective April 1, 1980, 5 TexReg 812; amended to be effective March 5, 1982, 7 TexReg 744; amended to be effective March 29, 1988, 13 TexReg 1337; amended to be effective February 21, 1996, 21 TexReg 963; amended to be effective December 20, 2007, 32 TexReg 9341; amended to be effective March 31, 2013, 38 TexReg 1994.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) Any person having knowledge of a potential rabies exposure to a human will report the incident to the local rabies control authority as soon as possible after the incident. This requirement does not apply to contacts with low-risk animals as defined in §169.22 of this title (relating to Definitions).
- (b) The custodian of an animal that has potentially exposed a person to rabies will place that animal in quarantine or submit it for testing as prescribed in §169.27 of this title (relating to Quarantine Method and Testing).
- (c) The local rabies control authority will investigate each potential rabies exposure and assure appropriate resolution, in accordance with §169.27 of this title.
Source Note:The provisions of this §169.25 adopted to be effective April 1, 1980, 5 TexReg 812; amended to be effective March 5, 1982, 7 TexReg 744; amended to be effective March 29, 1988, 13 TexReg 1337; amended to be effective February 21, 1996, 21 TexReg 963; amended to be effective December 20, 2007, 32 TexReg 9341; amended to be effective March 31, 2013, 38 TexReg 1994.