When it comes to rabies, what are the regulations for each animal?

When is an animal considered to have rabies? Once a diagnosis has been confirmed by an approved laboratory approved by the Ministry of Agriculture or the Ministry of Health When is an animal considered a suspected case of rabies?

• As soon as it exhibits symptoms suggestive of rabies that cannot be definitively attributed to another disease
• Any animal susceptible to rabies that has bitten or scratched a person or another animal for no apparent reason and contrary to its usual behavior

  What is meant by an animal infected with rabies? It is an animal susceptible to rabies that has been bitten or scratched by an animal confirmed to have rabies during a period that was amended by the order of August 9: 1. When the date of onset of rabies symptoms is known: ― if the animal confirmed to have rabies is a domestic animal, the period begins fifteen days before the onset of rabies symptoms and ends with the death of that animal; ― if the animal confirmed to have rabies is a wild animal, whether or not it is domesticated or kept in captivity, with the exception of bats, the period begins thirty days before the onset of rabies symptoms and ends with the death of that animal. 2. When the date of the onset of rabies symptoms is unknown: ― if the animal confirmed to have rabies is a domestic mammal, a wild herbivore, or a wild suid, the period begins twenty days before the animal’s death and ends with its death; ― if the animal confirmed to have rabies is a wild carnivore, it begins forty days before the animal’s death and ends upon the animal’s death;   Or any carnivore that has been in contact with an animal confirmed to have rabies, or for which an investigation by public health authorities has led to the conclusion that the likelihood of contact with an animal confirmed to have rabies is high, during the period mentioned above.   What is an animal that may be infected with rabies? Any rabies-susceptible sentient being that has been bitten or scratched by an animal suspected of having rabies during a period amended by the order of August 9, 2011: ― in the case of a domestic animal, begins fifteen days before the animal suspected of having rabies is deemed as such and ends when that animal is no longer suspected of having rabies; ― in the case of a wild animal, with the exception of bats, whether or not it is domesticated or held in captivity, begins thirty days before the animal suspected of having rabies is deemed as such and ends when that animal is no longer suspected of having rabies.   Or any carnivore that, during this period, has been in contact with an animal suspected of having rabies or for which an investigation by the public health authorities has been unable to definitively rule out the possibility of such contact. Or any non-carnivorous sentient being susceptible to rabies that has been in contact with an animal confirmed to have rabies during that same period. Or any carnivore for which an investigation by public health authorities has been unable to definitively rule out the possibility of contact with a rabid animal during that period.   What are the criteria for defining an animal that has bitten or scratched in the context of rabies? It must be a sentient being and have bitten or scratched a person, regardless of the location; Or, in a department officially declared to be infected with rabies, have bitten or scratched either a domestic animal or a wild animal that is tame or kept in captivity; Or, in a rabies-free department, have bitten or scratched either a domestic animal or a tamed or captive animal, and have originated within the past year (Decree of August 9, 2011), from a department officially declared to be infected with rabies, or from a country affected by enzootic rabies. Official Journal of August 12, 2011— Decree of August 9, 2011 , supplementing the provisions of Article R. 223-25 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code regarding rabies control. Decree of August 9, 2011, regarding specific rabies control measures applicable in the area where a dog or cat confirmed to have rabies is present