Section 14-22-26.5-1 - Applicability; permitted physical contact or proximity with a specified animal This chapter does not apply to physical contact or proximity between a specified animal and any of the following:
(1) The owner of a specified animal.(2) The owner of the facility in which the specified animal is kept.(3) A trained employee of the facility's owner who is conducting the trained employee's duties, as determined by the facility's owner, for the specified animal.(4) A contractor, intern, service provider, professional production crew, or another person who: (A) is accompanied by the facility's owner; and(B) is performing duties requiring the presence of the specified animal; under a contract or other engagement with the facility's owner.
(5) A licensed veterinarian.(6) A veterinary intern or specialist accompanying a licensed veterinarian.(7) A registered veterinary technician under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian.(8) A veterinary student under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.Added by P.L. 96-2022,SEC. 7, eff. 7/1/2022.