01-13 17:15 H.B. 194
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Beekeeping and Veterinary Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ariel Defay
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill addresses veterinarian-client-patient relationship and bees.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ provides for the veterinarian-client-patient relationship with regard to bees; and
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▸ makes technical changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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58-28-604, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 109
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 58-28-604 is amended to read:
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58-28-604 . Veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
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(1) [A]
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(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a licensee under this chapter may only
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practice under a veterinarian-client-patient relationship as defined in Section
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58-28-102.
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 58-28-102, when a veterinarian employed by the
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Department of Agriculture and Food issues a prescription to an apis mellifera owner,
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a veterinarian-client-patient relationship is established for the veterinarian employed
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by the Department of Agriculture and Food if:
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(i) the relevant apiary is inspected by:
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(A) a county bee inspector, employed under Section 4-11-105; or
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(B) an inspector for the Department of Agriculture and Food; and H.B. 194 01-13 17:15
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(ii) in conducting the inspection under Subsection (1)(b)(i), the inspector works in
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conjunction with the veterinarian employed by the Department of Agriculture and
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Food.
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(2) A veterinarian-client-patient relationship may not be established solely by telephone or
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other electronic means.
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Section 2. Effective date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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