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:
- "Preventing Rabies in Maine" DVD and transcript,a four-minute video produced in collaboration among Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services; the DVD and transcript are also available at the Zoonotic Diseases - Rabiessection of the state's website.
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
