Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1556

  • Board: means the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1552
  • CAET: means a person who is instructed in a board-approved program in the proper methods of humanely euthanizing animals by injecting legal drugs in accordance with rules adopted by the board, in proper security precautions, in proper recordkeeping, and related skills, and who has been issued a certificate of approval by the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1552

           A. The duties of a CAET shall include but are not limited to:

           (1) Preparing animals for euthanasia.

           (2) Carefully and accurately recording dosages and drug waste.

           (3) Maintaining the security of all controlled substances and drugs, including records relating to controlled dangerous substances and drugs in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

           (4) Reporting to either the board or the Louisiana Department of Health any infraction of this Chapter or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto or any misuse of drugs.

           (5) Humanely restraining, capturing, and euthanizing animals.

           (6) Disposing of the bodies in a manner in accordance with law.

           (7) Maintaining one’s certificate in an active status.

           (8) Reporting to the board any change of address.

           (9) Providing to any board member or board representative a reply to a request within seven working days.

           B. The duties of a lead CAET shall include but are not limited to:

           (1) All duties prescribed for a CAET.

           (2) Ordering supplies and drugs.

           (3) Responsibility at the designated site for the proper maintenance and security of all those controlled substances prescribed in accordance with rules adopted by the board for the sole purpose of restraining, capturing, and euthanizing animals including records relating to controlled substances and drugs in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

           (4) Providing chemical capture drugs, as provided in rules adopted by the board, only to persons who have completed a board-approved training course in the use of chemical capture drugs.

           Acts 1987, No. 225, §1; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1369, §1.