Rabies in Maine: an Information Resource Guide

This guide, prepared by the Local Government Resource Center of the Maine Municipal Association, includes 2 articles about rabies from the Maine Townsman; links to the State's "Rabies in Maine" web page and relevant state statutes; and sample job descriptions for Animal Control Officer. Contact the Resource Center, ResourceCenter@memun.org with requests for other links or to report problems with these.

Maine Townsman Articles:

• "Rabies Q & A." By Joseph J. Wathen, Esq. Maine Townsman, April 1997, Augusta: The Maine Municipal Association, 1997.

• "The Rabies Threat." By Jo Josephson. Maine Townsman, May 1996, Augusta: The Maine Municipal Association, 1996. Sidebars: "Resources," "Qualified to Shoot" and "Wells: One Town's Response."

Internet Resources:

• Rabies in Maine - Maine Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health, Health & Environmental Testing Lab (HETL). This web page includes a Public Health Fact Sheet (Q & A's, incubation and quarantine periods and important telephone numbers); positive rabies demographic data from 1994 to the present; and links to other Internet sites on rabies.

Relevant State Statutes and Agency Rules:

• 7 M.R.S.A. section 1755 (Quarantine)

• 7 M.R.S.A. sections 3916 (Rabies vaccinations) and 3917 (Antirabies clinics)

• 7 M.R.S.A. section 3922 (Issuance of license)

• 7 M.R.S.A. sections 3947 (Animal control officers), 3948 (Animal control) and 3950 (Local regulations)

• 22 M.R.S.A. sections 804 (Penalties) and 810 (Emergency temporary custody)

• 22 M.R.S.A. sections 1311 (Killing or impounding of dogs), 1313 (Procedures for the transportation, quarantine, euthanasia and testing of animals suspected of having rabies) and 1313-A (Provisions for immediate destruction of certain animals)

• 10 C.M.R.144 Chapter 251 (Rules Governing Rabies Management) - Department of Human Services

Sample job descriptions:

• Sample I: Animal Control Officer

• Sample II: Animal Control Officer