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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2870 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 257 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Daniel R. Carey |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to equine dentistry. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel R. Carey2nd Hampshire1/19/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2870 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 257 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Carey of Easthampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 257) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Daniel R. Carey relative to equine dentistry. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to equine dentistry. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Section 58 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 10. The floating of teeth or removal of deciduous caps or erupted, non-displaced wolf |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4teeth in horses by a licensed equine dental practitioner, as defined in Section 54A of this chapter. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5For the purposes of this section, “floating teeth” means the application or use of any instrument, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6device, or scaler to any portion of the horse’s tooth to reduce or eliminate calculus, soft deposits, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7plaque, or the removal of enamel points and the smoothing, contouring, filing and scaling of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8tooth surfaces as well as removal of deciduous caps but does not include treating decay, tumors, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9or other procedures that invade the soft tissue in the mouth. It shall not include dental |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10procedures on canines and felines, nor shall controlled substances be used except by and on the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11order of a licensed veterinarian, as provided by state and federal law. |
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