Taman Bandar Jaya, Jalan Tun Hussein Onn and SK Sg Selad, KM 35,\u00a0Bintulu\/ Tatau coastal road were confirmed to be rabies outbreak\u00a0areas.<\/p>\n
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, Chairman of\u00a0State Disaster Management Committee confirmed yesterday that the two\u00a0areas were the 45th and 46th in the state declared as rabies-infected.<\/p>\n
On October 12, three areas (one in Mukah and two in Miri) were\u00a0declared as rabies-infected.<\/p>\n
Uggah reminded pet owners that it is offence to let their dogs roam\u00a0free in a rabies infected area, or to move them out from rabies\u00a0infected area without written consent from the state veterinary\u00a0authority.<\/p>\n
Both are offences punishable under the Section 37(2) & (3) of the\u00a0Ordinance, with a fine not more than RM2,500 or jail term not more\u00a0than two months or both.<\/p>\n
A man who tried to bring a dog from Kuching to Limbang was the first\u00a0person to be compounded for taking a dog out from a rabies-infected\u00a0area without movement permit from the state veterinary authority early\u00a0October.<\/p>\n
The dog owner was fined RM500.<\/p>\n
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