Legislation and Regulations in Laboratory Animal Welfare
An overview of animal welfare legislation and regulation for laboratory animals, as well as actions the AVMA is taking to improve it.
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Legislation At A Glance
The AVMA supports passage of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510). In addition to giving the Health and Human
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A regulator and source of aid, born in civil war
The Department of Agriculture has grown from a collector and distributor of farming information during the 1860s to, today, a
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AVMA proactive in influencing legislation
One bill's language partly adopted from AVMA model act posted July 18, 2010 Crush videos, aquaculture, and puppy mills are just some of the…
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Swaying voters, influencing legislation
AVMA State Public Policy Symposium addresses legislative, court, public opinion battles posted December 18, 2009 Ralph Johnson,…
Legislative and Regulatory New-December 2012
AVMA Welfare Focus Newsletter - Legislative and Regulatory News - December 2012 Federal Now that the election season is over, Congress has turned…
Why Breed-specific Legislation Is not the Answer
Breed-specific legislation (BSL) targets specific breeds of dogs that are wrongly thought to all be dangerous – most frequently pit bull types –
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Drugs, regulation in horse racing discussed on Capitol Hill
Once again, Congress is eyeing implementing reforms in North American horse racing, but, this time, it’s looking to an outside
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Upcoming legislative activity to center on education
With 88 percent of veterinary students borrowing from federal student loan programs, according to the 2016 AVMA & AAVMC Report on the Market for…
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AVMA releases report on state legislation
The AVMA State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department recently released a year-end report on more than 1,400 bills that
State Legislative Update - August 2013
State Legislative Update Prepared by Department of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs AVMA Communications Division August 16,…
State Legislative Update July 2013
State Legislative Update Prepared by Department of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs AVMA Communications Division July 12, 2013 …
State Legislative End of Year Report 2014
Highlights of state legislation passed in 2014 affecting veterinarians and the veterinary profession.
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AVMA offers midyear report on state legislation
The 2007 Veterinary State Legislative Mid-Year Report is a new resource now available on the AVMA Web site.
State Legislative Update May 2013
State Legislative Update Prepared by Department of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs AVMA Communications Division May 15, 2013 State…
State Legislative Update - January 2013
State Legislative Update Prepared by Department of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs AVMA Communications Division January 10, 2013 …
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Small-business summit marks legislative successes, goals
Posted on October 15, 2004 Health care costs, frivolous lawsuits key concerns The AVMA was among more than 300 small-business advocates who
State Legislative Update June 2013
State Legislative Update Prepared by Department of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs AVMA Communications Division June 14, 2013 …
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Board approves funding and legislative priorities
The Executive Board approved positions on several veterinary-related bills and prioritized the Association's FY 2012
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Veterinarians: quiet contributors to nation's policy
Food safety, small-business tax relief, and animal well-being during air travel. The AVMA has had something to say to Congress on all these issues.
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Groups want national henhousing law
An agreement between the Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers will lead the groups to lobby for a federal law that