Bill > H257

This bill amends the General Laws of Massachusetts to allow licensed equine dental practitioners to perform certain dental procedures on horses, such as floating teeth, removing deciduous caps, and removing erupted, non-displaced wolf teeth. The bill defines "floating teeth" as the application or use of instruments to reduce or eliminate calculus, soft deposits, plaque, or the removal of enamel points, and the smoothing, contouring, filing, and scaling of tooth surfaces, as well as the removal of deciduous caps. The bill specifies that these procedures do not include treating decay, tumors, or other procedures that invade the soft tissue in the mouth, and that controlled substances can only be used by and on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H257