General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5046
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 198
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. CHAPIN, 67th Dist. SEN. RORABACK, 30th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5046
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 198
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. CHAPIN, 67th Dist.
SEN. RORABACK, 30th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING VETERINARIANS AND DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 384 of the general statutes be amended to require a veterinarian, when prescribing drugs for an animal, to screen such animal for potential drug therapy problems and to provide the animal's owner with relevant information about the properties, dosage and administration of such drugs.
Statement of Purpose:
To require veterinarians to take precautionary measures when prescribing drugs for animals and to provide animal owners with relevant information about the drugs.