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NV AB71

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

4/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Commerce and Labor

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Origin

Assembly

83rd Legislature (2025)

AI Summary

  • Subcutaneous implantation of identification microchips into animals would no longer constitute the practice of veterinary medicine under Nevada law
  • Persons implanting microchips in animals would be exempt from the requirement to obtain a license from the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
  • Amends NRS 638.008 to add microchip implantation to the existing list of exemptions, which includes veterinary education activities, foreign graduate exam preparation, and poison control center emergency advice
  • Introduced on behalf of the City of North Las Vegas and prefiled November 20, 2024
  • No fiscal impact on state or local government

Legislative Description

Revises the list of activities that constitute the practice of veterinary medicine to exclude the subcutaneous implantation of an identification microchip into an animal. (BDR 54-432)

Last Action

(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)

4/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Labor11/20/2024

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