Legislation
- Title
- State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners – Cease and Desist Orders and Civil Penalties
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Griffith, Adams, Anderton, Arentz, Beitzel, Boyce, Buckel, Charkoudian, Corderman, Ebersole, Hartman, Hornberger, Impallaria, Jacobs, Johnson, Kerr, Kipke, Krebs, Long, Mangione, McComas, McKay, Metzgar, Moon, Otto, Palakovich Carr, Parrott, Reilly, Shetty, Shoemaker, Szeliga, C. Watson, R. Watson, Wilson, and P. Young
- Status
- Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 243
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Authorizing, on review and approval of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary's designee, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to issue a cease and desist order against a person who practices, attempts to practice, or offers to practice veterinary medicine in violation of certain laws or takes certain actions; specifying that a civil penalty imposed under the Act may not exceed $5,000 for a first offense or $10,000 for a second or subsequent offense; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Environment and Transportation
Committee Testimony
Details
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2-313.2 )
Last Updated: 9/22/2020 1:55 PM