§ 6705-a. Emergency veterinarian service; limited liability.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or
local law, any licensed veterinarian who voluntarily, and without the
expectation of monetary compensation, renders first aid or emergency
treatment to an animal that is ill or injured at the scene of an
accident or other emergency, outside of an animal hospital, clinic,
veterinarian's office or other place having proper and necessary
equipment for the practice of veterinary medicine, shall not be liable
for damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by such animal
or for damages for the death of such animal alleged to have occurred by
reason of an act or omission in the rendering of such first aid or
emergency treatment unless it is established that such injuries were or
such death was caused by gross negligence on the part of such
veterinarian. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to
relieve a licensed veterinarian from liability for damages for injuries
or death caused by an act or omission on the part of a veterinarian
while rendering professional services in the normal and ordinary course
of his or her business.