N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2142

§ 2142. Rabies; emergency provisions. Whenever the commissioner\nconfirms an outbreak of the disease rabies in terrestrial animals in any\ncounty or the vicinity thereof, the commissioner shall declare a rabies\nalert for that area and so certify to the county or local health\nauthorities or any local health district contained therein. It shall be\nthe duty of the health officials to immediately and annually thereafter\npublish a notice of the existence of the disease, together with a\nsummary of the provisions of this title, in a newspaper generally\ncirculated within the county or local health district, or to post\nnotices in several conspicuous places, or both. Such certification shall\nremain in force until such time as the commissioner confirms that the\noutbreak is over.\n