Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §4875 is enacted to read:

§4875.__Notice of staffing policies

A person engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine who maintains a facility where veterinary medicine is practiced and animals are kept overnight shall provide a written notice indicating after-hours staffing policies for the facility, including the staffing levels and hours, to any person responsible for an animal and who is releasing the animal to the facility.

A person who fails to comply with the requirements of this section is subject to discipline by the board.

SUMMARY

This bill requires a veterinarian who maintains a facility to practice veterinary medicine to provide written notice to a pet owner when an animal is released to the facility indicating the after-hours staffing policies of the facility, including staffing levels and hours.