Tennessee Statutes
§ 63-12-145 — Preemption of regulation of veterinarian medicine - Local regulation
Tennessee § 63-12-145
JurisdictionTennessee
Title63
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-12-145 (2026).
Text
(a)The general assembly intends by this chapter, other provisions of the Tennessee Code Annotated and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter and the Tennessee Code Annotated to occupy and preempt the entire field of legislation concerning the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine, including, but not limited to, the regulation of any act or procedure utilized within the practice of veterinary medicine.
(b)Notwithstanding subsection (a), a municipality, metropolitan government or county may regulate the time and place of the business operations of a person or facility holding a license or certificate under this chapter; provided, that the regulation does not conflict with state laws or regulations governing the practice of veterinary medicine.
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Legislative History
Acts 2009 , ch. 149, § 1.
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Tennessee § 63-12-145, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/63-12-145.