SB 390

Provision of Veterinary Services - Practice of Veterinary Medicine and Rabies Vaccines

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: AgricultureStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 589 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to issue a license to an animal control facility to administer rabies vaccines; requiring the Board to establish an expedited process to authorize a veterinary practitioner who holds a current, valid license to practice veterinary medicine in another state or jurisdiction to become licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State; and requiring the Secretary of Health to allow certain individuals to administer rabies vaccines under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 12Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	McAndrew, DVM, Megan	Humane Rescue Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Humane Society of the United States	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Humane Society of the United States	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flory, Katherine	Maryland SPCA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Radov, Lisa	Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Radov, Lisa	Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis Young, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FWA	Luckenbaugh, David	Frederick County Division of Animal Control	Written (PDF)
FWA	Boan, Nathaniel	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Calvert, Christine	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Francis, Marisa	Maryland Veterinary Medical Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hepner, DVM, Elizabeth	Maryland Veterinary Medical Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Nichols, DVM, Ashley	Maryland Veterinary Medical Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Noyes, DVM, Megan	Maryland Veterinary Medical Association	Oral
FWA	Silcox, Robert	Maryland Veterinary Medical Association	Oral
FWA	Weeman, Dr. Matthew	Maryland Veterinary Medical Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lewis Young, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sobel, Keith	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Frederick County Division of Animal ControlFWA 1

Humane Rescue AllianceFAV 1

Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 2

Maryland Department of AgricultureFWA 2

Maryland SPCAFAV 1

Maryland Veterinary Medical AssociationFWA 6

Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.FAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals