assembly Bill A4664

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes Buoy's law; requires veterinarians to notify owners of potential risks and side effects of medication prior to prescribing or otherwise providing medication to an animal

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to higher education
Feb 03, 2017 referred to higher education

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A4664 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S664
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §380, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9622, S6584
2019-2020: A6502, S3959
2021-2022: A4978, S1289

A4664 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes Buoy's law; requires veterinarians to notify owners of potential risks and side effects of medication verbally and in writing prior to prescribing or otherwise providing medication to an animal; requires veterinarians to provide a manufacturer's warning label or information insert when repackaging medication.

A4664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  4664

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, SOLAGES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BLAKE, COOK, GOTTFRIED, JEAN-PIERRE,  KEARNS,  PICHARDO,  SIMON,
  THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
  lishing Buoy's law  relating  to  requiring  veterinarians  to  notify
  owners  of  potential  risks  and  side effects of medication prior to
  prescribing or otherwise providing medication to an animal

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

  Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Buoy's law".
  § 2. The agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 380 to read as follows:
  § 380. NOTIFICATION BY VETERINARIAN OF RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDI-
CATION.  1.  A VETERINARIAN WHO PRESCRIBES OR OTHERWISE PROVIDES MEDICA-
TION FOR AN ANIMAL SHALL NOTIFY THE OWNER OF THE ANIMAL VERBALLY AND  IN
WRITING OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF SUCH MEDICATION PRIOR
TO PRESCRIBING OR PROVIDING MEDICATION.
  2.  IF  A  VETERINARIAN  REPACKAGES  PRESCRIPTION  MEDICATION PRIOR TO
PRESCRIBING OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING  SUCH  MEDICATION,  THE  VETERINARIAN
SHALL  PROVIDE  A  COPY  OF  THE  DRUG MANUFACTURER'S WARNING LABEL OR A
MANUFACTURER'S WARNING INFORMATION INSERT TO THE OWNER OF THE ANIMAL.
  § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03904-01-7