Detention or Destruction of Any Animal Exposed to Rabies

If any Veterinary Officer or Deputy Director of the Department or an Officer of the local authority or Officer-In-Charge of the respective Police Station receives a credible information of, or having reasonable grounds for suspecting, the existence of a case of rabies, he shall forthwith cause the matter to be investigated, and for that purpose may cause any animal to be examined and any diseased or suspected animal to be destroyed humanely or otherwise dealt with as he may think necessary. It shall be the duty of the Veterinary Officer or Deputy Director of the Department to send the brain-sample after euthanasia for histopathological examination for confirmative diagnosis of rabies.