Bill > H317

This bill aims to define and provide legal recognition for wildlife rehabilitators in Massachusetts. It states that a wildlife rehabilitator is any person who is permitted as a state or federal wildlife rehabilitator and practices wildlife care without the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian, as long as the veterinarian has provided a predetermined protocol developed with the standard of care. The bill outlines that a wildlife rehabilitator can diagnose, make prognoses, treat, manipulate, or administer drugs or biologics, as long as they do not hold themselves out as a registered veterinarian and do not receive pecuniary consideration.