Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §4864, sub-§12, ¶D, as amended by PL 1997, c. 246, §23, is further amended to read:

D. The continuance of a veterinarian directly or indirectly in the employ of or in association with any veterinarian after knowledge that such veterinarian is engaged in the violation of the provisions of this chapter; or

Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §4864, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 477, §4, is amended to read:

13. Lack of sanitation. Failure to maintain veterinary premises and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition as defined by the board in accordance with the sanitation provisions included in Title 7, section 3451. 3936; or

Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §4864, sub-§14 is enacted to read:

14.__Violation.__Violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted by the board.

Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §4865-A, sub-§10, ¶C, as amended by PL 1993, c. 404, Pt. A, §12, is further amended to read:

C. Fraud or dishonesty in the application or reporting of any test for disease in animals, or making a false report of any contagious or infectious disease or while performing any other duties of a registered veterinary technician.; and

Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §4865-A, sub-§11 is enacted to read:

11.__Violation.__Violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted by the board.

SUMMARY

This bill amends licensure requirements for veterinarians by granting authority for the Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine to consider alternative pathways to licensure for foreign educated and trained applicants and to set criteria by rule. This bill makes technical adjustments to bring the Maine Veterinary Practice Act in line with other laws. It allows the