HOUSE BILL 447

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2017

INTRODUCED BY

Joanne J. Ferrary and Patricia Roybal Caballero

and Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson

AN ACT

RELATING TO VETERINARY PRACTICE; PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT FOR PET OWNERS TO PROVIDE VETERINARY CARE TO THEIR PETS IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 61-14-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, Chapter 62, Section 10, as amended) is amended to read:

     "61-14-14. EXEMPTIONS.--Provisions of the Veterinary Practice Act do not apply to:

          A. employees of federal, state or local governments performing official duties;

          B. regular students in a veterinary school performing duties or actions assigned by an instructor or working under direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian during a school vacation period;

          C. reciprocal aid of neighbors in performing routine accepted livestock management practices;

          D. [any] a veterinarian licensed in [any] a foreign jurisdiction consulting with a licensed veterinarian;

          E. [any] a merchant or manufacturer selling at [his] the merchant's or manufacturer's regular place of business any medicine, feed, appliance or other product used in the prevention or treatment of animal disease;

          F. the owner of an animal [his] and the owner's consignees and their employees while performing routine accepted livestock management practices in the care of animals belonging to the owner;

          G. a member of the faculty of a veterinary school performing [his] the member's regular functions or a person lecturing or giving instruction or demonstration at a veterinary school or in connection with a continuing education course or seminar for licensed veterinarians, veterinary technicians or persons holding or training for valid permits for artificial insemination or diagnosing pregnancy;

          H. a person selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide or herbicide; [or]

          I. a person engaging in bona fide scientific research that reasonably requires experimentation involving animals; or

          J. a pet owner or designated caregiver:

                (1) injecting a pet with insulin as prescribed by a licensed veterinarian;

                (2) vaccinating a pet against diseases other than rabies; or

                (3) implanting a pet with a microchip containing owner identification information."

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