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Assembly Bill A6480

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Includes in the definition of veterinary medicine, the treatment of dental conditions; exempts persons who can treat floating teeth of horses from licensing requirments

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2011-A6480 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4341
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง6701 & 6705, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S2742

2011-A6480 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes in the definition of veterinary medicine, the treatment of dental conditions; exempts persons who can treat floating teeth of horses from licensing requirements.

2011-A6480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6480

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of veter-
  inary medicine

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  6701 of the education law, as amended by chapter
234 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  S 6701. Definition of practice of veterinary medicine.   The  practice
of  the  profession  of  veterinary  medicine  is defined as diagnosing,
treating, operating, or prescribing for any animal disease, pain,  inju-
ry,  deformity  or  DENTAL  OR  physical  condition, or the subcutaneous
insertion of a microchip intended to be  used  to  identify  an  animal.
"Animal" includes every living creature except a human being.
  S  2.  Section  6705  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
paragraph 14 to read as follows:
  14. ANY PERSON WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  THAT  HE  OR SHE WAS ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF WHAT IS COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS "FLOATING TEETH" OR BITE ADJUSTMENT SHALL BE EXEMPT  FROM
THE REQUIREMENT TO BE LICENSED FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF FLOATING TEETH
OR BITE ADJUSTMENT IN HORSES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10276-01-1

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