Section 2142. Rabies; emergency provisions

Whenever  the  commissioner
  confirms an outbreak of the disease rabies in terrestrial animals in any
  county or the vicinity thereof, the commissioner shall declare a  rabies
  alert  for  that  area  and  so  certify  to  the county or local health
  authorities or any local health district contained therein. It shall  be
  the  duty of the health officials to immediately and annually thereafter
  publish a notice of the  existence  of  the  disease,  together  with  a
  summary  of  the  provisions  of  this  title,  in a newspaper generally
  circulated within the county  or  local  health  district,  or  to  post
  notices in several conspicuous places, or both. Such certification shall
  remain  in  force  until such time as the commissioner confirms that the
  outbreak is over.