HB0163 - Animal euthanasia technicians board.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0453

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0163

 

 

Animal euthanasia technicians board.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Watt, Iekel and Rose

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to professions and occupations;
 2  establishing the animal euthanasia certification board as
 3  specified; authorizing the board to train, examine and
 4  certify animal euthanasia technicians; specifying
 5  eligibility criteria; granting rulemaking authority;
 6  providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

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 8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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10         Section 1.  W.S. 33-30-216 through 33-30-218 are
11  created to read:

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13         33-30-216.  Animal euthanasia certification board
14  created; composition; duties; rulemaking.

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16         (a)  There is created an animal euthanasia
17  certification board to train, examine and certify animal

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 1  euthanasia technicians and their employees. The board shall
 2  consist of no fewer than five (5) members appointed by the
 3  Wyoming state board of veterinary medicine. The membership
 4  of the board shall at all times include at least one (1)
 5  practicing veterinarian and one (1) animal control officer. 
 6  Applicants to the board shall be certified euthanasia
 7  technicians employed by an approved agency or society, or
 8  be a veterinarian licensed in this state.

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10         (b)  Terms of members of the board shall be five (5)
11  years. Of the initial board, one (1) member shall be
12  appointed for a term of one (1) year, one (1) member for a
13  period of two (2) years, one (1) member for a period of
14  three (3) years, one (1) member for a period of four (4)
15  years and one (1) member for a period of five (5) years.

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17         (c)  The animal euthanasia certification board shall
18  train and examine every applicant for certification as a
19  certified animal euthanasia technician and may issue
20  certification on the basis of results of the examination.
21  All examinees shall be tested by a written examination
22  which may be supplemented by oral interviews and practical
23  demonstrations as the board may require.  The board shall
24  adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the Wyoming

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 1  Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the purposes of
 2  W.S. 33-30-216 through 33-30-218.

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 4         33-30-217.  Certified animal euthanasia technicians,
 5  eligibility; surrender of certificate.

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 7         (a)  Any person who desires to be certified as an
 8  animal euthanasia technician shall be sponsored by a law
 9  enforcement agency, an animal control agency or an agency
10  or business that contracts with a governing body for animal
11  euthanasia. The applicant shall make written application to
12  the animal euthanasia certification board. The application
13  shall be accompanied by:

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15              (i)  A fee in the amount established pursuant to
16  rule and regulation, but not to exceed one hundred dollars
17  ($100.00); and

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19              (ii)  Satisfactory proof that the applicant:

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21                   (A)  Is of good moral character;

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23                   (B)  Is a citizen of the United States or is
24  lawfully admitted to remain and work in the United States;

 

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 2                   (C)  Is employed by a law enforcement
 3  agency, an animal control agency or a society formed to
 4  prevent the cruelty to animals;

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 6                   (D)  Has not been convicted of any charge of
 7  cruelty to animals, neglect of animals or any controlled
 8  substance related offense.

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10              (iii)  Any other information required by the
11  animal euthanasia certification board.

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13         (b)  The certification issued under this section shall
14  continue in effect until surrendered by the certified
15  animal euthanasia technician. The certified animal
16  euthanasia technician shall surrender his license when he
17  ceases to be employed by an approved agency or business.

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19         (c)  The fee received under subsection (a) of this
20  section shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to
21  an account which shall be used to defray costs incurred in
22  the administration of this act.

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 1         33-30-218.  Certified animal euthanasia technicians,
 2  definition; training.

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 4         (a)  For purposes of W.S. 33-30-216 through 33-30-218,
 5  "certified animal euthanasia technician" means a person
 6  employed by a law enforcement agency, an animal control
 7  agency or an agency or business which contracts with a
 8  governing body for animal euthanasia, who:

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10              (i)  Is instructed in the following:

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12                   (A)  Proper methods of humanely euthanizing
13  injured, sick, homeless or unwanted animals;

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15                   (B)  Proper security precautions;

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17                   (C)  Other skills as deemed appropriate and
18  necessary by the animal euthanasia certification board.

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20              (ii)  Is certified by the animal euthanasia
21  certification board; and

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23              (iii)  Is registered with the state board of
24  pharmacy to possess and administer sodium pentobarbital.

 

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 2         Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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 4                         (END)

 

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