11670863, 61G18-15.0022 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 11670863

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division:

Board of Veterinary Medicine

Chapter:

PREMISES PERMITS, MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR VETERINARY PREMISES AND MOBILE CLINICS, ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR OBTAINING PREMISES PERMIT, INSPECTIONS

Overview

RULE:

61G18-15.0022	Minimum Standards for Permanent Locations Where Agricultural Veterinary Medicine Is Practiced
61G18-15.0025	Minimum Standards for a Mobile Veterinary Practice for Agricultural Animals

PURPOSE:

Rule 61G18-15.0022, F.A.C.: To ensure that expired drugs are not comingled with current drugs in order to avoid the unintentional administration of said expired product. Rule 61G18-15.0025, F.A.C.: To ensure that practitioners are able to euthanize an animal without unnecessary delay in order to humanely reduce suffering in accordance with minimally accepted practices in the industry and to ensure that expired drugs are not comingled with current drugs in order to avoid the unintentional administration of said expired product.

SUMMARY:

Rule 61G18-15.0022, F.A.C.: The proposed change specifies that all expired drugs are required to be stored in a designated area or container which is segregated from all other drugs. Rule 61G18-15.0025, F.A.C.: Adds an approved chemical method of euthanasia to the list of items required to be maintained by a mobile veterinary practice for agricultural animals. The proposed change also specifies that all expired drugs are required to be stored in a designated area or container which is segregated from all other drugs.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

474.206, 474.215(6) FS.

LAW:

474.215(6) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/29/2012 Vol. 38/26

COMMENTS:

From 6/29/2012 To 7/20/2012 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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