WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 209

Approved May 2, 1994.

CHAPTER 209
(Senate Bill 794)

AN ACT concerning

Practice of Veterinary Medicine

FOR the purpose of providing that certain activities performed by a veterinary technician
when performing under the responsible direct supervision of a veterinary
practitioner are not within the meaning of "practice of veterinary medicine"; and
generally relating to the term "practice of veterinary medicine".

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Agriculture
Section 2-301(g)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1985 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Agriculture

2-301.

(g) The term "practice of veterinary medicine" does not include or apply to:

(1)     Any licensed veterinarian from any state who does not have an office in
the State;

(2)     Any person practicing veterinary medicine in the performance of civil or
military official duties in the service of the United States or of the State;

(3)     Experimentation and scientific research of biological chemists or
technicians engaged in the study and development of methods and techniques, directly or
indirectly related or applicable to the problems of the practice of veterinary medicine;

(4)     A person who advises with respect to or performs acts which the Board,
by rule or regulation, has prescribed as accepted management practices in connection
with livestock production;

(5)     A physician licensed to practice medicine in the State or to his assistant
while engaged in educational research;

(6)     A person administering to the ills and injuries of his own animals if they
otherwise comply with all laws, rules and regulations relative to the use of medicines and
biologics;

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