New York Laws
Article 135 - Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health Technology
6712 - Exempt Persons.

§ 6712. Exempt persons. Nothing in this article shall be construed to
affect or prevent the following persons under the following limitations
from practicing veterinary technology within the state without a
license:

1. Technicians in the performance of more technical procedures in a
research facility, on animals owned by that institution when such work
is under the direct supervision of a qualified professional;

2. Technicians in the military or naval service of the United States,
United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Veterans
Administration or the United States Public Health Service, in the
practice of such technical procedures in obedience to the requirements
of the laws of the United States, while engaged in the performance of
the actual duties prescribed under the appropriate statutes of the
United States;

3. Any student engaging in clinical practice under the supervision of
a licensed veterinarian in pursuance of an approved program for the
training of veterinary technology;

4. A technician who is licensed in another state, and who is in good
standing in such state, providing veterinary technology services
otherwise permissible pursuant to this article directly in connection
with an investigation by law enforcement of an alleged violation of
federal or state animal fighting or animal cruelty laws, within the
scope of the investigation and/or any related judicial proceedings,
subject to the following requirements: (a) an official invitation has
been extended to the technician for a specified period of time by the
law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the investigation; and
(b) such law enforcement authority determines that the technician
possesses skills, training, or experience necessary and relevant to such
investigation of alleged incidents of animal fighting or animal cruelty.
Such exemption shall not extend beyond the time period specified by the
law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over such investigation. The
law enforcement authority shall notify the state veterinarian of any
investigation conducted pursuant to this section for the purposes of
facilitating appropriate animal disease control measures, if necessary,
pursuant to articles five and twenty-six of the agriculture and markets
law. Any person practicing as a veterinary technician in New York state
pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to the personal and
subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary and regulatory authority of
the board of regents as if he or she is a licensee and as if the
exemption pursuant to this subdivision is a license. Such individual
shall comply with applicable provisions of the rules of the board of
regents, and the regulations of the commissioner, relating to
professional misconduct, disciplinary proceedings and penalties for
professional misconduct.

5. A technician who is licensed in another state, and who is in good
standing in such state, providing veterinary technology services
otherwise permissible pursuant to this article during an emergency or
natural disaster within the scope and location of assigned veterinary
technician duties of the response efforts if: (a) an official
declaration of the disaster or emergency has been made by the governor
or the delegated state official; and (b) an official invitation has been
extended to the technician for a specified time by the authority that
has jurisdiction for coordinating the animal/agricultural issues in the
state during emergencies either within or outside the emergency
management assistance compact (EMAC). Any person practicing as a
veterinary technician in New York state pursuant to this subdivision
shall be subject to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and
disciplinary and regulatory authority of the board of regents as if he

or she is a licensee and as if the exemption pursuant to this
subdivision is a license. Such individual shall comply with applicable
provisions of the rules of the board of regents, and the regulations of
the commissioner, relating to professional misconduct, disciplinary
proceedings and penalties for professional misconduct.