AR HB1055

Adds definition of "animal husbandry" to Arkansas veterinary law as the care, breeding, management, and marketing of bovine, caprine, equine, porcine, poultry, and other farm animals, exempting these services from veterinary practice requirements.

Defines "teeth floating" as a husbandry procedure distinct from veterinary dentistry, including removal of enamel points, smoothing and leveling of dental arcades, and extraction of deciduous and vestigial teeth on farm animals, but excluding sedative administration and procedures on canines or felines.

Exempts animal husbandry acts and routine livestock management practices performed for compensation from veterinary licensing requirements, including branding, castrating, dehorning, deworming, ear notching, tail docking, teeth floating, farriery, massage, pregnancy checking, semen collection and artificial insemination, training, and vaccinating.

Allows licensed chiropractors certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association to perform chiropractic on animals under immediate supervision of an Arkansas-licensed veterinarian.

Permits practitioners of acupuncture, chiropractic, or veterinary dentistry to perform procedures on bovine, equine, porcine, and other farm animals under immediate veterinary supervision, excluding sedative administration and procedures on canines or felines.