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Measure Title: |
RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.
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Report Title: |
Veterinary Medicine; Animal Cruelty; Criminal Penalties
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Description: |
Prohibit an animal's owner, and the owner's employees, from performing any surgical procedure, including surgical birth, ear cropping, tail docking, or debarking, without being licensed as a veterinarian. Makes it a class C felony to intentionally or knowingly perform any surgical procedure, including surgical birth, ear cropping, tail docking, or debarking, on a pet animal by any person who is not licensed as a veterinarian. Specifies that accepted veterinary practices and cropping or docking as customarily practiced shall not be considered cruelty to animals in the first degree if performed by a licensed veterinarian. Adds the use of castration bands to neuter pet animals to the offense of cruelty to animals in the second degree.
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Companion: |
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Package: |
None
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Current Referral: |
AGR, JUD
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Introducer(s): |
TAKUMI
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Act: |
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Sort by Date | | Status Text |
2/3/2020 | H | This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Wednesday 02-05-20 8:35AM in conference room 312. |
1/30/2020 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-05-20 8:35AM in House conference room 312. |
1/27/2020 | H | Referred to AGR, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
1/23/2020 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
1/21/2020 | H | Pending introduction. |
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