If an animal at your facility is exhibiting signs of rabies or may have been in contact with a rabid animal, please adhere to the Rabies COMAR for Individual Situations. Any questions can be directed to the Environmental Health Office at 301-600-1717.

General Information:

If the animal is exhibiting signs of rabies, it should be euthanized and sent for testing.

• Euthanized animals can be submitted directly to the Health Department, through the State Animal Lab (301-600-1548), or through Animal Control (301-600-1544).
• If submitting directly to the Health Department, please use the rabies submission form found below and follow the correct specimen preparation directions found in the Rabies COMAR for Individual Situations.
• If the animal has a wound of unknown origin, contact the Health Department or refer to the Rabies COMAR for Individual Situations.
• If a pet is put under a 45-day or 4-month quarantine and requires a booster shot, the booster should be given at the beginning of the quarantine period.

Rabies Submission Form

• Rabies Submissions

General Fact Sheet for Veterinarians

• Maryland Department of Health
• COMAR 10.06.02 Rabies

After Hours Emergencies

The Health Department’s Environmental Health office has staff on call each weekend to cover rabies exposures and emergencies. To reach the on-call Environmental Health staff, call the Frederick County Communications Center at 301-600-1603, and they will contact the supervisor on call regarding the emergency.