May 17, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Rabhi, Gay-Dagnogo, Wittenberg, Chang, Geiss, Sneller, Pagan, Ellison, Yancey, Love, Yanez, Green and Jones and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 18831.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 18831. (1) Beginning January 1, 2020, a veterinarian
shall not perform an onychectomy or flexor tendonectomy procedure
on an animal unless he or she provides the informational materials
described in subsection (2) to the animal's owner.
(2) By June 1, 2019, the department, in consultation with the
board, shall develop informational materials describing onychectomy
and flexor tendonectomy procedures and the possible side effects of
each procedure. The department shall make the informational
materials available to the public and licensees by posting the
materials on the department's website in a printable format.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.