St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-29
SOFT FOR SOMEBODY.
The Veterinary Surgeon Bill of
the House,

the House.
House File No. 125, bill to regulate
the practice of veterinary medicine and
surgery in Minnesota, is said to contain
more ''woodchucks" than any bill yet
introduced. The charge made is that it
is solely designed to benefit and protect
certain class, or clique. of veterina-
rians in the state, and that it will do
great injustice in the end. The bill is
drawn by the judiciary committee,
which makes the allegations rather
weak. The points of the bill are:
No person shall practice veterinary medi-
cine or surgery, or any branch thereof. as
profession or calling in this state for CON-
pensation, or shall receive for his services rs
practitioner Of veterinary medicine or sur
gerry any fee except he be duly registered in
the book for that purpose kept in the office
of the registrar of the Minnesota Veterinary
Medical association.
No person shall be entitled to register as
such practitioner unless he be graduate of
an incorporated veterinary college, except as
provided for i'll section of this act.
Any person who has made the practice OF
veterinary medicine and surgery means OF
earring livelihood in this state for period
of not less than five ~ years preceding the
passage of this act without having obtained
college may be deemed eligible to register,
and to have sufficiently compiled with Sec
ton one % of this act. II within six months
after the passage of this act he make and file
with the registrar, OF the Minnesota Eeter-
mary association his own affidavit and the
affidavits of two reputable citizens and free
holders Of the county wherein the applicant
resides, stating that he has been in actual
practice OF veterinary medicine or surgery IN
this state for the period hereinbefore de-
practitioner only, and shall not assume any
other title whatsoever.
The registrar shall be provided by the as
ISOLATION with a book known as the Veteri-
nary Register, in which shall be recorded
the name Of the applicant, also the name of
the veterinary college granting the diploma;
or should the applicant not present Such
diploma then the registrar shall file the
affidavit prescribed by section three go OF
this act. after which such applicant must
register in like manner as il he had presented
a diploma from veterinary college, and
shall be then entitled to continue the prac-
tice of veterinary medicine or surgery as a
who shall have complied with the foregoing
provisions and shall be admitted to registra-
ton shall pay to the registrar ten dollars
$50 which shall be received as full COM
pensation for such registration.
Any person who shall present to the regis
trar for the purpose of registration any dip
Iona or certificate which has been fraud
ulentiy obtained, or any false affidavit, or
shall practice veterinary medicine or surgery
without &C informing to the requirements OF
this act shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall for each and every such otfense be pun
ished by fine Of not less than fifty (50l dol
lars nor more than two hundred and fifty
(25O) dollars, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail for term OF not less than ninety
900 days nor more than two % years, or by
both fine and imprisonment and 1t shall be
the duty of the county attorney in the county
where such offense shall occur to prosecute
the same.
Persons registered are exempt from jury
duty.
In emergencies any surgeon may be Sc
cured whether he is registered or not.
A board of five veterinary surgeons, to be
appointed by the governor to act as an exam
lining board, is to be created.
This board is to have the sole power of
issuing licenses.
Nothing in the bill is to apply to the prac-
tice OF equine dentistry.
No statement is made in the bill as to
where the $40 fee received is to go to, so
that 1t is presumed the proposed COM
mission will get it. The division for
each fee would be So for each member,
and the state gets soup"