The AVMA Department of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs recently released a report on several thousand bills and regulations that

The AVMA State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department recently released a year-end report on several thousand bills and regulations that the…

A Senate subcommittee recently held a hearing about a controversial bill aimed at regulating puppy mills by bringing federal oversight to large-scale…

2008 already has been another busy year for state legislation relevant to veterinary and animal issues.

The AVMA State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department recently released a year-end report on more than 1,400 bills that the department tracked…

States passed legislation last year regarding the debarking of dogs, pregnancy checks in cows, physical therapists working on animals, and many other…

​State legislatures passed a number of bills in 2014 that impact animals and veterinary medicine, and 18 veterinarians are serving in

The 2007 Veterinary State Legislative Mid-Year Report is a new resource now available on the AVMA Web site.

State governments adopted or considered a variety of measures during 2007 in areas that affect veterinarians—such as animal

The issue of whether to establish a veterinarian-client-patient-relationship (VCPR) through an in-person examination or solely electronic means has…

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

AVMA State Public Policy Symposium addresses legislative, court, public opinion battles

Quietly assisting the state VMAs with many issues is the AVMA State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department within the AVMA

The AVMA State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department has compiled information on states' regulations regarding breeding of companion animals,…

Colorado’s latest state Veterinary Practice Act outlines who can use the title “veterinary technician.” Starting Jan. 1, 2023, only those veterinary…

Recently defeated legislation in California would have let unsupervised nonveterinarians perform services to remove deposits from pets’ teeth.

Legislation passed by the European Parliament this September will prohibit member states from using great apes in nearly all research

Legislation passed by Congress in September contains food safety provisions requiring the Food and Drug Administration to set ingredient and…

Breed-specific legislation may look good on the surface, but it’s not a reliable or effective solution for dog bite prevention.

Legislation signed in November 2013 will give federal authorities more scrutiny over some compounding pharmacies, which will be able to

  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…

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority formally submitted draft regulations on racetrack safety to the Federal Trade Commission on Dec. 6,…

Animal welfare regulations: a rough crossing from Europe to US Wes Jamison, PhD, talks with attendees. …

Legislation introduced in the California Assembly this past February would mandate that all cat and dog owners in the state intending to breed their…

To help speed the implementation of the U.S. Animal Identification Plan, the AVMA has vowed to actively pursue legislation