(a) A veterinarian licensed in this or another licensing jurisdiction, or a person working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, who renders emergency care to an injured or ill animal that reasonably appears to the veterinarian or supervised person to be in immediate need of emergency aid in order to avoid serious harm or death is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in rendering emergency aid.
(b) This section does not apply to service rendered at the request of an owner of the animal and does not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure
Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties
Sec. 09.65.070. Suits against incorporated units of local government.
Sec. 09.65.080. Suits by incorporated units of local government.
Sec. 09.65.083. Civil liability of nonprofit and university fire departments.
Sec. 09.65.085. Civil liability of electric utility.
Sec. 09.65.087. Civil liability for use of an automated external defibrillator.
Sec. 09.65.090. Civil liability for emergency aid.
Sec. 09.65.091. Civil liability for responding to disaster.
Sec. 09.65.092. Civil liability for voluntary aircraft safety inspection.
Sec. 09.65.093. Civil liability relating to aircraft runways, airfields, and landing areas.
Sec. 09.65.094. Liability for inspection, installation, or adjustment of a child safety seat.
Sec. 09.65.095. Liability for administration of blood test.
Sec. 09.65.096. Civil liability of hospitals for certain physicians.
Sec. 09.65.097. Civil liability for emergency veterinary care.
Sec. 09.65.112. Civil liability for aircraft and watercraft guest passengers.
Sec. 09.65.145. Liability for injuries or death resulting from livestock activities.
Sec. 09.65.150. Duty to disabled pedestrians.
Sec. 09.65.155. Civil liability of firearms or ammunition manufacturer or dealer.
Sec. 09.65.160. Immunity for good faith disclosures of job performance information.
Sec. 09.65.161. Immunity for disclosure of required health care data.
Sec. 09.65.170. Limited liability of certain directors and officers.
Sec. 09.65.180. Civil liability of zoos.
Sec. 09.65.200. Tort immunity for personal injuries or death occurring on unimproved land.
Sec. 09.65.202. Tort immunity for landowners' allowing recreational activity; adverse possession.
Sec. 09.65.205. Civil liability for controlled substances offense.
Sec. 09.65.215. Immunity of peace officer for use of body wire eavesdropping device.
Sec. 09.65.220. Immunity for certain real property disclosures.
Sec. 09.65.230. Innocent misrepresentations by agents in real property transfers.
Sec. 09.65.235. Immunity for negotiated regulation making committee and its members.
Sec. 09.65.250. Immunity for certain actions related to child support.
Sec. 09.65.255. Liability for acts of minors.
Sec. 09.65.270. Civil immunity related to the sale or transfer of a firearm.
Sec. 09.65.280. Civil liability of state for acts or omissions of village public safety officers.
Sec. 09.65.290. Civil liability for sports or recreational activities.
Sec. 09.65.295. Liability involving a peace officer or firefighter.
Sec. 09.65.300. Immunity for providing free health care services.
Sec. 09.65.305. Immunity for distributing free recycled used eyeglasses.
Sec. 09.65.330. Immunity: Use of defensive force.
Sec. 09.65.340. Immunity for prescribing, providing, or administering an opioid overdose drug.
Sec. 09.65.350. Immunity for certain actions related to transportation network companies.