compilation of resources designed to provide executive directors of VMAs with a quick, step-by-step guide on how to plan a legislative effort

Writing to lawmakers is one way to influence state and local laws and policy. Here are tips to write more effective letters.

summary of statutory and case law provisions on breed-specific local ordinances and state laws

Legislative priorities for veterinarians and veterinary medicine on pharmaceutical issues.

Legislative priorities for veterinarians and veterinary medicine on issues dealing with veterinary schools and veterinary education.

Formal title: Docket Number [04-101-1] Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection (12/3/04) Summary: Three federal agencies are…

Formal title: Docket Number [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0815; FRL-8802-3] Receipt of Petition Requesting EPA to Classify all Rodenticide Products Containing…

Formal title: Docket Number [EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0188] National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation…

Formal title: Docket Number [2005N-0329] Designation of New Animal Drugs for Minor Uses or Minor Species Brief Description: The FDA proposes…

AVMA legislative priorities for veterinarians and veterinary medicine related to animal health, welfare and human-animal bond issues.

AVMA legislative priorities for veterinarians and veterinary medicine in appropriations issues.

AVMA legislative priorities for veterinarians and veterinary medicine related to environmental and conservation issues.

Legislative priorities for veterinarians and veterinary medicine on research-related issues.

Legislative priorities for veterinarians and veterinary medicine on small business issues before the U.S. Congress.

Legislative priorities for veterinarians and veterinary medicine on food-related issues.

Breed-specific legislation (BSL) targets specific breeds of dogs that are wrongly thought to all be dangerous – most frequently pit bull types –

Webinar: Certificates of Veterinary Inspection for Imports into Canada New Canadian regulations require import permits and veterinary certificates…

Feral swine pose SB and PRV disease risks to US commercial and transitional production swine herds, and current programs don’t adequately address…

Table of contents for the September 2013 issue of The AVMA Advocate newsletter: updates on congressional action affecting veterinarians and veterinary…

President Obama signed the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, making it legal for veterinarians to have access to travel with and use controlled…

As small business owners, veterinarians are impacted by a variety of federal and state laws. What are those laws, and what is AVMA doing to help?

VMMA advances in the House; Alternative soring bill is introduced

Even if a goose, chicken or other poultry is kept as a pet, it is classified and regulated as a food animal species by the FDA.

AVMA policy facilitates direct support for good animal welfare. The association also advocates for responsible laws that help ensure animals' good…

Monthly legislative update - May 2014