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	1	+	EH1490.1
	2	+	March 19, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1490
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1490 (Updated March 18, 2025 2:11 pm - DI 150)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 4-31; IC 25-38.1.
	8	+	Synopsis: Equine dentistry at horse racing tracks. Allows the horse
	9	+	racing commission (commission) to issue a license for certain
	10	+	individuals to provide teeth floating on a licensed horse race track in
	11	+	Indiana. Provides an exception to the licensing and special permits
	12	+	requirements of veterinary medicine for certain individuals who are
	13	+	licensed by the commission.
	14	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	15	+	Baird, Barrett, Aylesworth
	16	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — LEISING, DORIOT)
	17	+	January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural
	18	+	Development.
	19	+	January 30, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
	20	+	February 3, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
	21	+	February 4, 2025, engrossed.
	22	+	February 10, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 92, nays 1.
	23	+	SENATE ACTION
	24	+	February 20, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture.
	25	+	March 18, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	26	+	EH 1490—LS 7601/DI 150 March 19, 2025
1	27		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	28		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	29		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	30		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	31		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	32		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	33		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	34		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	35		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	36		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1490
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and
13		-	animals.
	37	+	ENGROSSED
	38	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1490
	39	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	40	+	agriculture and animals.
14	41		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15		-	SECTION 1. IC 4-31-2.1-41.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
16		-	CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
17		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 41.5. "Teeth floating" means
18		-	filing or rasping a horse's teeth with a manual hand tool to remove
19		-	sharp edges.
20		-	SECTION 2. IC 4-31-6-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
21		-	AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
22		-	1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in sections 6 and 6.5 of this
23		-	chapter, the commission may issue a license to an individual who:
24		-	(1) is not a veterinarian; and
25		-	(2) meets one (1) or more of the following:
26		-	(A) The individual is licensed in another state to provide
	42	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 4-31-2.1-41.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
	43	+	2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	44	+	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 41.5. "Teeth floating" means
	45	+	4 filing or rasping a horse's teeth with a manual hand tool to remove
	46	+	5 sharp edges.
	47	+	6 SECTION 2. IC 4-31-6-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	48	+	7 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	49	+	8 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in sections 6 and 6.5 of this
	50	+	9 chapter, the commission may issue a license to an individual who:
	51	+	10 (1) is not a veterinarian; and
	52	+	11 (2) meets one (1) or more of the following:
	53	+	12 (A) The individual is licensed in another state to provide
	54	+	13 teeth floating.
	55	+	14 (B) The individual holds a current certification from the
	56	+	15 International Association of Equine Dentistry.
	57	+	16 (C) The individual holds a current certification from the
	58	+	17 Equine Dental Providers of America.
	59	+	EH 1490—LS 7601/DI 150 2
	60	+	1 (D) The individual provides at least five (5) letters of
	61	+	2 recommendation from trainers who have personally
	62	+	3 employed the individual's services for teeth floating.
	63	+	4 (b) An individual licensed under subsection (a) may not do the
	64	+	5 following:
	65	+	6 (1) Administer a sedative drug to a horse.
	66	+	7 (2) Use a power tool to perform teeth floating services.
	67	+	8 (3) Perform teeth floating on incisor teeth.
	68	+	9 (4) Extract teeth from a horse except for loose deciduous
	69	+	10 teeth.
	70	+	11 SECTION 3. IC 25-38.1-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.37-2021,
	71	+	12 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	72	+	13 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A person may not practice veterinary
	73	+	14 medicine in Indiana unless the person:
	74	+	15 (1) is licensed as a veterinarian in Indiana; or
	75	+	16 (2) holds a special permit issued by the board.
	76	+	17 (b) The following persons are exempt from the licensing or special
	77	+	18 permit requirements of this chapter:
	78	+	19 (1) A veterinarian on the faculty of the School of Veterinary
	79	+	20 Medicine at Purdue University performing regular duties, or a
	80	+	21 veterinarian employed by the animal disease diagnostic laboratory
	81	+	22 established by IC 21-46-3-1 performing regular duties.
	82	+	23 (2) A veterinary medical officer serving in the United States
	83	+	24 armed forces or veterinarian employed by a federal, state, or local
	84	+	25 government agency performing veterinary medical services that
	85	+	26 are within the scope of official duties and are performed during
	86	+	27 the period of the person's service.
	87	+	28 (3) An individual who is a regular student in an accredited college
	88	+	29 of veterinary medicine performing duties or actions assigned by
	89	+	30 the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue
	90	+	31 University or working under the direct supervision of a licensed
	91	+	32 veterinarian.
	92	+	33 (4) An extern.
	93	+	34 (5) A veterinarian who is licensed and is a resident in another
	94	+	35 state or country and consults with a veterinarian licensed under
	95	+	36 this article.
	96	+	37 (6) An owner or a contract operator of an animal or a regular
	97	+	38 employee of the owner or a contract operator caring for and
	98	+	39 treating an animal, except where the ownership of the animal was
	99	+	40 transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter.
	100	+	41 (7) A guest lecturing or giving instructions or demonstrations at
	101	+	42 the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University, or
	102	+	EH 1490—LS 7601/DI 150 3
	103	+	1 elsewhere, in connection with a continuing education program.
	104	+	2 (8) An individual while engaged in bona fide scientific research
	105	+	3 that:
	106	+	4 (A) reasonably requires experimentation involving animals;
	107	+	5 and
	108	+	6 (B) is conducted in a facility or with a company that complies
	109	+	7 with federal regulations regarding animal welfare.
	110	+	8 (9) A graduate of a foreign college of veterinary medicine who is
	111	+	9 in the process of obtaining an ECFVG certificate or a PAVE
	112	+	10 certificate and who is under the direct supervision of:
	113	+	11 (A) the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue
	114	+	12 University; or
	115	+	13 (B) a veterinarian licensed under this article.
	116	+	14 (10) A veterinarian who is enrolled in a postgraduate instructional
	117	+	15 program in an accredited college of veterinary medicine
	118	+	16 performing duties or actions assigned by the faculty of the School
	119	+	17 of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University.
	120	+	18 (11) A member in good standing of another licensed or regulated
	121	+	19 profession within Indiana who:
	122	+	20 (A) provides assistance requested by a veterinarian licensed
	123	+	21 under this article;
	124	+	22 (B) acts with the consent of the client;
	125	+	23 (C) acts within a veterinarian-client-patient relationship; and
	126	+	24 (D) acts under the direct or indirect supervision of the licensed
	127	+	25 veterinarian.
	128	+	26 (12) A paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or
	129	+	27 emergency medical technician who, in the performance of their
	130	+	28 duties, renders care or transportation to an injured operational
	131	+	29 canine under IC 16-31-13.
	132	+	30 (13) An individual who:
	133	+	31 (A) is licensed by the Indiana horse racing commission
	134	+	32 under IC 4-31-6-12; and
	135	+	33 (B) performs only the services for which the individual's
	136	+	34 license allows on a licensed horse race track in Indiana.
	137	+	EH 1490—LS 7601/DI 150 4
	138	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	139	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Agriculture and Rural
	140	+	Development, to which was referred House Bill 1490, has had the same
	141	+	under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	142	+	House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
	143	+	Page 1, line 14, delete "shall" and insert "may".
	144	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	145	+	(Reference is to HB 1490 as introduced.)
	146	+	AYLESWORTH
	147	+	Committee Vote: yeas 9, nays 3.
	148	+	_____
	149	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	150	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Agriculture, to which was
	151	+	referred House Bill No. 1490, has had the same under consideration
	152	+	and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
	153	+	recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
	154	+	Page 1, delete lines 1 through 5.
	155	+	Page 1, delete line 17, begin a new line double block indented and
	156	+	insert:
	157	+	"(A) The individual is licensed in another state to provide
27	158		teeth floating.
28	159		(B) The individual holds a current certification from the
29	160		International Association of Equine Dentistry.
30	161		(C) The individual holds a current certification from the
31	162		Equine Dental Providers of America.
32	163		(D) The individual provides at least five (5) letters of
33	164		recommendation from trainers who have personally
34	165		employed the individual's services for teeth floating.
35	166		(b) An individual licensed under subsection (a) may not do the
36		-	HEA 1490 — Concur 2
37	167		following:
38	168		(1) Administer a sedative drug to a horse.
39	169		(2) Use a power tool to perform teeth floating services.
40	170		(3) Perform teeth floating on incisor teeth.
41	171		(4) Extract teeth from a horse except for loose deciduous
42		-	teeth.
43		-	SECTION 3. IC 25-38.1-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.37-2021,
44		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
45		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A person may not practice veterinary
46		-	medicine in Indiana unless the person:
47		-	(1) is licensed as a veterinarian in Indiana; or
48		-	(2) holds a special permit issued by the board.
49		-	(b) The following persons are exempt from the licensing or special
50		-	permit requirements of this chapter:
51		-	(1) A veterinarian on the faculty of the School of Veterinary
52		-	Medicine at Purdue University performing regular duties, or a
53		-	veterinarian employed by the animal disease diagnostic laboratory
54		-	established by IC 21-46-3-1 performing regular duties.
55		-	(2) A veterinary medical officer serving in the United States
56		-	armed forces or veterinarian employed by a federal, state, or local
57		-	government agency performing veterinary medical services that
58		-	are within the scope of official duties and are performed during
59		-	the period of the person's service.
60		-	(3) An individual who is a regular student in an accredited college
61		-	of veterinary medicine performing duties or actions assigned by
62		-	the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue
63		-	University or working under the direct supervision of a licensed
64		-	veterinarian.
65		-	(4) An extern.
66		-	(5) A veterinarian who is licensed and is a resident in another
67		-	state or country and consults with a veterinarian licensed under
68		-	this article.
69		-	(6) An owner or a contract operator of an animal or a regular
70		-	employee of the owner or a contract operator caring for and
71		-	treating an animal, except where the ownership of the animal was
72		-	transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter.
73		-	(7) A guest lecturing or giving instructions or demonstrations at
74		-	the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University, or
75		-	elsewhere, in connection with a continuing education program.
76		-	(8) An individual while engaged in bona fide scientific research
77		-	that:
78		-	(A) reasonably requires experimentation involving animals;
79		-	HEA 1490 — Concur 3
80		-	and
81		-	(B) is conducted in a facility or with a company that complies
82		-	with federal regulations regarding animal welfare.
83		-	(9) A graduate of a foreign college of veterinary medicine who is
84		-	in the process of obtaining an ECFVG certificate or a PAVE
85		-	certificate and who is under the direct supervision of:
86		-	(A) the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue
87		-	University; or
88		-	(B) a veterinarian licensed under this article.
89		-	(10) A veterinarian who is enrolled in a postgraduate instructional
90		-	program in an accredited college of veterinary medicine
91		-	performing duties or actions assigned by the faculty of the School
92		-	of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University.
93		-	(11) A member in good standing of another licensed or regulated
94		-	profession within Indiana who:
95		-	(A) provides assistance requested by a veterinarian licensed
96		-	under this article;
97		-	(B) acts with the consent of the client;
98		-	(C) acts within a veterinarian-client-patient relationship; and
99		-	(D) acts under the direct or indirect supervision of the licensed
100		-	veterinarian.
101		-	(12) A paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or
102		-	emergency medical technician who, in the performance of their
103		-	duties, renders care or transportation to an injured operational
104		-	canine under IC 16-31-13.
105		-	(13) An individual who:
106		-	(A) is licensed by the Indiana horse racing commission
107		-	under IC 4-31-6-12; and
108		-	(B) performs only the services for which the individual's
109		-	license allows on a licensed horse race track in Indiana.
110		-	HEA 1490 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
111		-	President of the Senate
112		-	President Pro Tempore
113		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
114		-	Date: Time:
115		-	HEA 1490 — Concur
	172	+	teeth.".
	173	+	Page 2, delete lines 1 through 14.
	174	+	EH 1490—LS 7601/DI 150 5
	175	+	Page 3, line 38, delete "allows." and insert "allows on a licensed
	176	+	horse race track in Indiana.".
	177	+	Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
	178	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	179	+	(Reference is to HB 1490 as printed January 30, 2025.)
	180	+	LEISING, Chairperson
	181	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0.
	182	+	EH 1490—LS 7601/DI 150