2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › 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.