DE HB4

Updates rabies control definitions to include new terms such as "animal exposed to rabies," "control and observation," "exotic," "rabies vector species," "suspected rabid animal," and "human exposed to rabies"

Requires medical practitioners, hospitals, veterinarians, and others to report suspected or confirmed rabies cases in humans to the Division of Public Health and animal cases to the Department of Agriculture within 12 hours by phone, email, fax, or in person

Establishes postexposure management procedures for vaccinated and unvaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets following rabies exposure, including revaccination, strict quarantine periods, and control and observation requirements based on vaccination status and Compendium guidelines

Clarifies that animals exempt from rabies vaccination must be treated as unvaccinated in case of rabies exposure, and requires owners to maintain valid vaccination or exemption certificates for inspection

Grants the Division of Public Health authority to declare areawide rabies emergencies and authorizes destruction of non-compliant animals, while requiring law enforcement canines used for law enforcement purposes to be exempt from quarantine if current on vaccination