00HOUSE BILL NO. 44                                                                                                     
01 "An Act authorizing animal control agencies and humane societies to purchase,                                           
02 possess, and use certain drugs for euthanizing dogs and cats."                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 08.80 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                 
05  Sec. 08.80.035.  Permits for use of drugs to euthanize dogs and cats.  (a)                                          
06 The board shall adopt regulations that provide for the issuance of a permit that                                        
07 authorizes the purchase, possession, and use of sodium pentobarbital and sodium                                         
08 pentobarbital with lidocaine by a municipal or village animal-control agency or                                         
09 humane society for the purpose of euthanizing injured, sick, or abandoned dogs or cats                                  
10 in the lawful possession of the agency or society.  The regulations must include                                        
11 guidelines for proper storage and handling of sodium pentobarbital and sodium                                           
12 pentobarbital with lidocaine and other provisions that may be necessary to ensure that                                  
13 the drugs are used solely for the purpose authorized under this subsection.  The                                        
14 application fee for a permit under this subsection is $50, and the biennial renewal fee                                 

01 is $50.                                                                                                                 
02  (b)  A municipal or village animal-control agency or humane society may apply                                         
03 to the board for a permit to purchase, possess, and use sodium pentobarbital or sodium                                  
04 pentobarbital with lidocaine as authorized under (a) of this section.   Upon certification                              
05 by the board that the applicant meets the qualifications that are established in                                        
06 regulations adopted under (a) of this section, the department shall issue the permit.                                   
07  (c)  The board may revoke or suspend a permit issued under this section on a                                          
08 determination that the permittee used sodium pentobarbital or sodium pentobarbital                                      
09 with lidocaine for a purpose other than authorized under this section or if the permittee                               
10 fails to follow the regulations of the board regarding proper storage and handling of                                   
11 the drugs.                                                                                                              
12  (d)  A person with a permit issued under this section shall also comply with                                          
13 applicable federal laws.                                                                                                
14    * Sec. 2.  AS 08.98.120(a) is amended to read:                                                                     
15  (a)  A person may not practice veterinary medicine, surgery, or dentistry unless                                      
16 the person is licensed as a veterinarian under this chapter or has a temporary permit                                   
17 issued under AS 08.98.186, except that a person may perform functions authorized by                                     
18   (1)   regulation of the board if the person is licensed as a veterinary                                           
19 technician ; and                                                                                                       
20  (2)  a permit issued under AS 08.80.035 if the person is employed                                                    
21 by or is a volunteer with an animal-control agency or humane society that                                               
22 has a permit issued under AS 08.80.035 .