Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 958
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11  The Committee on Agriculture (Argenziano) recommended the
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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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,
22  administering to the ills or injuries of her or his own
23  animals, including, but not limited to, castration, spaying,
24  and dehorning of herd animals, unless title has been
25  transferred or employment provided for the purpose of
26  circumventing this law. In addition, horse owners may engage
27  farriers to provide routine hoof maintenance and equine dental
28  technicians to provide routine hand floating of teeth. This
29  exemption shall not apply to out-of-state veterinarians
30  practicing temporarily in the state. However, only a
31  veterinarian may immunize or treat an animal for diseases
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 958
                        Barcode 865598
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 3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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 8  And the title is amended as follows:
 9         Delete everything before the enacting clause
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11  and insert:
12                      A bill to be entitled
13         An act relating to equine health services;
14         amending s. 474.203, F.S.; providing that horse
15         owners who are authorized to engage farriers
16         and equine dental technicians to provide
17         certain maintenance services for their horses
18         are exempted from ch. 474, F.S., relating to
19         veterinary medical practice; providing an
20         effective date.
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