Section 30.130  Rabid Animals; Procedures for Revaccination, Confinement or Destruction

When circumstances indicate animals were bitten by a rabid animal, the following procedures shall apply:

a)         Immediate humane destruction is preferred. (If meat animal, slaughter is permitted within 72 hours after exposure or after 6 months from date of exposure.)

b)         If the bitten dog, cat or ferret had been officially vaccinated more than 30 days prior to exposure, and within the recognized period of immunity, it shall be revaccinated and confined for 45 days.

c)         If the bitten dog, cat or ferret had not been officially vaccinated more than 30 days prior to exposure, it shall be vaccinated immediately and be placed under strict confinement for a 6-month period. If the exposed dog, cat or ferret is apparently normal at the end of 5 months of the confinement period, it shall be revaccinated against rabies at that time and then remain in confinement for another 30 days.

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 5804, effective June 1, 2017)