Bill Text: WV HB2995 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Permitting certain animal euthanasia technicians who have been certified by other states be certified animal euthanasia technicians in West Virginia

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-16 - Chapter 180, Acts, Regular Session, 2018 [HB2995 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2018-HB2995-Enrolled.html

WEST virginia legislature

2018 regular session

enrolled

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 2995

By Delegates Overington, Paynter and Kessinger

[Passed March 10, 2018; in effect ninety days from passage.]


 

AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-10-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to qualifications for certification as an animal euthanasia technician; authorizing issuance of animal euthanasia technician certificate to certain persons certified by another state or jurisdiction; setting requirements for issuance of certificate; and authorizing application and fees to be prescribed by the Board of Veterinary Medicine in legislative rule.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:


ARTICLE 10. VETERINARIANS.

§30-10-12. Requirements to be a certified animal euthanasia technician.


(a) To be eligible to be a certified animal euthanasia technician a person must:

(1) Apply at least thirty days prior to the date the next written examinations are scheduled, using a form prescribed by the board;

(2) Have a high school diploma or GED;

(3) Pay application and examination fees;

(4) Complete the certified animal euthanasia technician's program established by the board;

(5) Pass the written and practical skills examinations;

(6) Pass the prescribed background check; and

(7) Complete all the other requirements established by the board.

(b) A certified animal euthanasia technician may practice animal euthanasia at a legally operated animal control facility.

(c) A person certified as an animal euthanasia technician by the board prior to July 1, 2010, shall for all purposes be considered certified under this article and may renew pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(d) A person certified by another state or jurisdiction with certification requirements equivalent to, or exceeding, the certification standards of this state may be issued a certification under this section upon the submission of a completed application and the appropriate fees, as established by the board in legislative rules.


 

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