PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
CHAPTER 61
(House Bill 66)

AN ACT concerning

Veterinary Practice Act - Practice of Veterinary Medicine

FOR the purpose of requiring certain individuals to be licensed by and registered with
the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners regardless of whether the
individuals have offices in the State; altering a certain definition; and generally
relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and the Board of Veterinary
Medical Examiners.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Agriculture
Section 2-301(g) and 2-308
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1998 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)] (1) 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)] (2) 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)] (3) 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)] (4) A physician licensed to practice medicine in the State or to his
assistant while engaged in educational research;

[(6)] (5) 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 biologies;