Those domesticated species, for which rabies vaccine is recognized and recommended, upon exposure or potential exposure to a known rabid animal, shall be humanely destroyed or slaughtered immediately. Provided, however, the owner has the option of quarantining the animal or animals based on the recommendations of the Alabama Department of Public Health upon consultation with the U.S. Public Health Service.
Ala. Code § 3-7A-10
Destruction of Domesticated Species Exposed to Rabid Animal; Optional Quarantine.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §10; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.