Assembly Bill A3586

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the practice of veterinary medicine

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A3586 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6701, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7899
2021-2022: A2182

2023-A3586 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A3586 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3586
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, WOERNER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee 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  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.
                                                            LBD08300-01-3

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