Raccoon tests positive for rabies

BAYOU GEORGE -- A raccoon near County 2311 and De Len Drive in the High Point area has tested positive for rabies, health officials wrote in a news release.

This is the second laboratory confirmed rabid raccoon of the year.  The first rabid raccoon was killed near Panama City Country Club in Lynn Haven on Jan. 3.  In 2013, one cat and seven raccoons tested positive for rabies in Bay County.

The Florida Department of Health in Bay County would like to remind citizens that Florida law requires dogs and cats over 4 months of age to be currently vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian.