Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 958
                        Barcode 085780
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11  The Committee on Agriculture (Bennett) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  Subsection (5) of section 474.203, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         474.203  Exemptions.--This chapter shall not apply to:
21         (5)  Any person, or the person's regular employee, or
22  an independent contractor under the supervision of such person
23  who is administering to the ills or injuries of her or his own
24  animals, including, but not limited to, castration, spaying,
25  and dehorning of herd animals, unless title has been
26  transferred or employment provided for the purpose of
27  circumventing this law. In addition, a horse owner may engage
28  a farrier to provide routine hoof maintenance, equine dental
29  technicians to provide routine hand floating of teeth, and
30  other persons to provide hands-on healing, homeopathy,
31  nutritional counseling, and any other therapies not considered
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 958
                        Barcode 085780
 1  to be the practice of veterinary medicine by the board. This
 2  exemption does shall not apply to out-of-state veterinarians
 3  practicing temporarily in the state. However, only a
 4  veterinarian may immunize or treat an animal for diseases that
 5  which are communicable to humans and which are of a public
 6  health significance.
 7         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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12  And the title is amended as follows:
13         Delete everything before the enacting clause
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15  and insert:
16                      A bill to be entitled
17         An act relating to animal health care services;
18         amending s. 474.203, F.S.; providing that ch.
19         474, F.S., related to veterinary medical
20         practice, does not apply to certain persons who
21         are under the supervision of an animal's owner
22         or to certain persons providing specific
23         services to horse owners; providing an
24         effective date.
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