Section 1730-01-.03 - ACCEPTED LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT PRACTICESIn addition to any specific exemptions listed in T.C.A. § 63-12-103(10) or T.C.A. § 63-12-133, the following does not constitute the practice of veterinary medicine.
(1) An individual may perform the following services to livestock of the equine species: (a) Administer any over the counter drug, medicine or biologic.(b) Administer a prescription drug or biologic, including intra-uterine administration, under the direction of a licensed veterinarian in the context of a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship.(c) Perform any manual or mechanical procedure for artificial insemination.(2) An individual may perform the following services to livestock other than the equine species: (a) Administer any over-the-counter drug, medicine or biologic.(b) Use any manual or mechanical procedure for artificial insemination.(c) Implant frozen embryos.(e) Implant commercially available growth promotants.(g) Feed commercially available medicated feed.(h) Administer prescription drugs, medicine, or biologics, under the direction of a licensed veterinarian in the context of a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1730-01-.03
Original rule filed April 28, 1995; effective July 12, 1995. Amendment filed Jully18, 2007; effective October 1, 2007. Amendment filed September 10, 2009; effective December 9, 2009. Amendment filed May 23, 2014; effective 8/21/2014.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-12-102, 63-12-103, 63-12-105, 63-12-106, and 63-12-133.