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Ch. 193
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Agriculture
2-304.
(a) The Board may:
(1) Adopt rules and regulations to effectuate this subtitle;
(2) Engage additional employees for professional, clerical, and special
work as necessary and as provided in the State budget;
(3) Subpoena any witness to take his testimony; [and]
(4) Require production of books, papers, records, and other documentary
evidence, and examine them in relation to any matter which the Board may
investigate or hear; AND
(5) ESTABLISH REASONABLE STANDARDS FOR THE PRACTICE OF
VETERINARY MEDICINE, INCLUDING CONDUCT AND ETHICS.
(b) Members or their designated inspectors may enter veterinary facilities at
any reasonable hour to enforce the Board rules and regulations.
(c) The Board shall maintain an office within the State and a telephone
number listed for use by the general public.
(d) The Board shall inspect every veterinary hospital facility in the State at
least once a year.
(e) (1) The Board may authorize the practice of a health occupation on an
animal by a health care practitioner licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized under
the Health Occupations Article.
(2) If the Board authorizes the practice of a health occupation on an
animal under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board may:
(i) Impose requirements for education, training, and supervision
by a veterinary practitioner; and
(ii) Require the registration of each health care practitioner
authorized to practice a health occupation on an animal in accordance with this
subsection.
(F) (1) THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS REQUIRING ENCOURAGING
A VETERINARY PRACTITIONER TO REPORT SUSPECTED INSTANCES OF ANIMAL
CRUELTY, INCLUDING SUSPECTED ANIMAL FIGHTING, TO A LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR COUNTY ANIMAL WELFARE CONTROL AGENCY.
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