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This bill amends Minnesota's commercial feed licensing law to clarify that commercial feed licensees can employ licensed veterinarians without being required to organize as a professional firm under the Minnesota Professional Firms Act. Specifically, the bill allows a commercial feed license holder to hire a veterinarian who is licensed to practice in the state, and this veterinarian can provide veterinary services to the licensee's customers. Currently, there may be legal restrictions or ambiguity about whether such employment is permitted, and this bill explicitly authorizes the practice. By adding this provision, the bill provides more flexibility for commercial feed businesses that may want to have veterinary expertise on staff, potentially improving animal health services and consultation for their customers while removing potential organizational barriers to employing veterinary professionals.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2878&ssn=0&y=2025