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Assembly Bill A7899A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the practice of veterinary medicine

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2019-A7899 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6701, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2182
2023-2024: A3586
2025-2026: A7063

2019-A7899 - Summary

Excludes the use of equine pulsed electromagnetic field therapy from the practice of veterinary medicine.

2019-A7899 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7899
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 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
 268 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6701. Definition of practice of veterinary medicine. The practice of
 the profession of veterinary medicine is defined as  diagnosing,  treat-
 ing,  operating,  or  prescribing  for any animal disease, pain, injury,
 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.  Notwithstanding
 the foregoing provisions of this section, no provisions of this  section
 shall be construed to include the floating of equine teeth OR THE USE OF
 NON-MEDICAL  FOOD  AND  DRUG  ADMINISTRATION CLASS I REGISTERED DEVICES,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PULSED  ELECTROMAGNETIC  FIELD  THERAPY  as
 being within the practice of veterinary medicine.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11959-01-9

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2019-A7899A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6701, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2182
2023-2024: A3586
2025-2026: A7063

2019-A7899A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes the use of equine pulsed electromagnetic field therapy from the practice of veterinary medicine.

2019-A7899A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7899--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, WOERNER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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
 268 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6701. Definition of practice of veterinary medicine. The practice of
 the profession of veterinary medicine is defined as  diagnosing,  treat-
 ing,  operating,  or  prescribing  for any animal disease, pain, injury,
 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.  Notwithstanding
 the foregoing provisions of this section, no provisions of this  section
 shall  be  construed  to  include the floating of equine teeth OR EQUINE
 PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY as being  within  the  practice  of
 veterinary medicine.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11959-02-9

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