An Act To Provide for the Continuity of a Veterinary Practice Subsequent to the Death or Incapacitation of the Owner
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 13 MRSA §732, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6. Legal guardian or personal representative of deceased or incapacitated veterinarian. For the purposes of this chapter, the legal guardian or personal representative of a veterinarian licensed under Title 32, chapter 71-A may contract with another veterinarian to continue the operations of the practice of the deceased or incapacitated veterinarian for a period of up to 24 months after the death or incapacitation of the veterinarian or until the practice is sold, whichever occurs first. For purposes of this subsection, "personal representative" has the same meaning as in Title 18-A, section 1-201, subsection 30.
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Under current law, a veterinarian may practice only under the veterinarian's own name or in association with one or more other veterinarians. This bill permits the legal guardian or personal representative of a deceased or incapacitated veterinarian to contract with another veterinarian to continue the practice for a period of up to 24 months after the death or incapacitation of the veterinarian or until the practice is sold, whichever occurs first.