2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 14 - Veterinary Medicine
Section 61-14-14 - Exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Provisions of the Veterinary Practice Act do not apply to:
A. employees of federal or state governments performing official duties;
B. regular students in a veterinary school performing duties or actions assigned by an instructor or working under direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian during a school vacation period;
C. reciprocal aid of neighbors in performing routine accepted livestock management practices;
D. a veterinarian licensed in a foreign jurisdiction consulting with a licensed veterinarian;
E. a merchant or manufacturer selling at the merchant's or manufacturer's regular place of business any medicine, feed, appliance or other product used in the prevention or treatment of animal disease;
F. the owner of an animal and the owner's consignees and their employees while performing routine accepted livestock management practices in the care of animals belonging to the owner;
G. a member of the faculty of a veterinary school performing the member's regular functions or a person lecturing or giving instruction or demonstration at a veterinary school or in connection with a continuing education course or seminar for licensed veterinarians, veterinary technicians or persons holding or training for valid permits for artificial insemination or diagnosing pregnancy;
H. a person selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide or herbicide; or
I. a person engaging in bona fide scientific research that reasonably requires experimentation involving animals.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-11-21, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 62, § 10; 1975, ch. 96, § 10; 1993, ch. 163, § 10; 1999, ch. 243, § 3; 2017, ch. 44, § 5.
ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-14-20 NMSA 1978.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, removed employees of local governments from the exemption provisions of the Veterinary Practice Act; in Subsection A, after "employees of federal", added "or", and after "state", deleted "or local"; in Subsection D, deleted "any" and added "a"; in Subsection E, deleted "any" and added "a", and after "selling at", deleted "his" and added "the merchant's or manufacturer's"; in Subsection F, after "owner of the animal", deleted "his" and added "and the owner's"; and in Subsection G, after "veterinary school performing", deleted "his" and added "the member's".
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, deleted former Subsections J and K, relating to persons who artificially inseminate or diagnose pregnancy, and acts performed by veterinary technicians under the direct supervision of a licensed or license-exempt veterinarian, respectively.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "a valid permit issued by the board" for "written consent of the New Mexico livestock board" at the end of Subsection J; substituted "under the direct supervision of a licensed or license-exempt" for "at the direction of and under the supervision of a licensed" in the introductory paragraph of Subsection K; deleted "at the direction of and under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian" following "performed" in Paragraph (2) of Subsection K; and made minor stylistic changes in Subsections I and K.
State personnel board may not require New Mexico license for veterinarians in addition to what the veterinarian statutes indicate as acceptable qualifications; however, the board can require qualifications, other than licensure in the state, of its professional employees. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-20.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity, construction and effect of statutes or regulations governing practice of veterinary medicine, 8 A.L.R.4th 223.
70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and other Health-Care Providers § 13.
