North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H512: Emer. Care/Animals/Vet. Practice.
Status: In committee, May 1, 2025
What the bill says
An act to provide an exemption to the practice of veterinary medicine for emergency personnel who render emergency medical services to an injured k-9 police animal or an injured search and rescue dog at the scene of an emergency.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION TO THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WHO RENDER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO AN INJURED K-9 POLICE ANIMAL OR AN INJURED SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG AT THE SCENE OF AN EMERGENCY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 90-187.10 reads as certain practices exempted. No individual shall engage in the practice of veterinary medicine without having a veterinary license from the Board. No person, as defined in G.S. 90-181(5), may own a veterinary facility without having a veterinary facility permit from the Board. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit: ... (13) Emergency medical services personnel, as defined in G.S. 131E-155, except that individuals solely credentialed as emergency medical dispatchers shall not be considered emergency medical services personnel for purposes of this subdivision, who may provide emergency medical transport or emergency medical services to an injured K-9 police unit animal or an injured certified search and rescue dog deployed by or contracted to work with a federal, State, or local agency or department at the scene of an emergency." SECTION 1.(b) Article 7 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to limited immunity. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, emergency medical services personnel shall not …
Sponsors
- Gillespie, Karl E. (R, 120) · primary sponsor
- Lambeth, Donny (R, 75) · primary sponsor
- Goodwin, Edward C. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Huneycutt, Cody (R, 67) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Alston, Vernetta (D, 29)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83)
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106)
- Dahle, Allison A. (D, 11)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Emergency Care/Animals/Veterinary Practice. Second Reading (April 30, 2025): 110 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: VETERINARY MEDICINE, DOMESTIC ANIMALS, PUBLIC, LAW ENFORCEMENT ANIMALS, ANIMALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, WORKING ANIMALS
Common questions
- What is H512?
- H512 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Emer. Care/Animals/Vet. Practice.
- What does H512 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide an exemption to the practice of veterinary medicine for emergency personnel who render emergency medical services to an injured k-9 police animal or an injured search and rescue dog at the scene of an emergency.
- What is the status of H512?
- In committee as of May 1, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored H512?
- Gillespie, Karl E. (R, 120), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H512?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H512
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