⇒"Suffering
Animals – A Note From The AR
Veterinary Medical Examining Board" -
The Veterinary Medical Examining
Board has been receiving calls from veterinarians asking what they can do about
an animal that is suffering and the client can’t
be reached. The “Abandoned Animal” law in the Practice Act states
that you must wait 12 days from the mailing of a certified letter to the last
known address of the owner before you can take any action.
full story...
⇒"THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES
Dr. Tim Woody" -
During the August convention in Fort Worth, Dr. Tim Woody of Fayetteville,
Arkansas was elected as Vice-President of the Southwest Veterinary Symposium
for the 2007-2008 year.
full story...
⇒"Updated Rabies Control Act & Regulations"
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See the following links for full information on the the Arkansas Rabies Control
Act and Rabies Control Rules and Regulations (documents are in PDF format).
Rabies Control Act...
Rabies Control Rules and Regulations...
⇒"H. M. Ghori DVM – Receives
Award" - Hashim M. Ghori D.V.M., Ph.D., is Assistant State Veterinarian
and has been serving as the Director of the Poultry Disease Program since Oct.
1979 for the Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission.
full story...
Make your room reservations now by calling Chateau On The Lake at 888-333-5253 (LAKE). The room rate is $189 for a double or king.
You can also make your hotel reservation online at:
http://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=126068&hotelID=11529
Subscribe to our List Serve to receive e-mails about Arkansas Veterinary information. Click on the envelope to sign up today.
ArkVetMed is now on Facebook.
The Arkansas Department of Health is offering further clarification of Act 159 for Arkansas citizens concerned about vaccination of their dogs and cats. Act 159, an act to modernize Arkansas’s rabies control and to empower the State Board of Health to establish reasonable vaccination requirements against rabies, was signed by Governor Beebe on February 16th. This act updates the Rabies Control Act removing extensive obsolete sections. The main change of interest to citizens is the interval for rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats. The old act required rabies vaccines to be given yearly. The new act requires “All dogs and cats shall be vaccinated against rabies annually or as required by the State Board of Health.” The Administrative Procedures Act for changing rules and regulations established by the State Board of Health will take some time. Until these rules and regulations are changed, the requirement will remain for dogs and cats to receive their rabies vaccinations annually.
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Power of Partnerships September 24–27, 2009 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio • www.swvs.org
The Arkansas VMA is getting in
step with social networking! We
know have a Face Book page. The
only requirement for full access by
members is to have a personal Face
Book page. We are also pleased to
announce the list serve is up and
running. You can sign up by visiting
the Arkansas VMA web site, www.arkvetmed.org, and clicking on the
list serve icon.
The Red Flag Rule goes into effect
August 1st, 2009. The accompanying
article in the newsletter explains
how this new IRS regulation affects
our profession and how our practices
get in compliance.
I also want to suggest that everyone
review the sales tax regulations
as they pertain to your business.
There are an increasing number of
sales tax audits of veterinary practices
in Arkansas by the Department
of Finance and Administration in
which they are finding fault with
proper sales tax compliance. It is
not the Arkansas VMA’s purpose
to interpret the sales tax code as
it pertains to veterinarians, but to
keep the membership aware that
they should seek DFA advice as to
the sales tax regulation as it relates
to your individual practice.
Dr. Rene Lavergne has an excellent
summer meeting agenda in
Branson, Missouri August 7-9. I
look forward to seeing everyone
there. Also, don’t forget to mark
your calendar for the Southwest
Veterinary Symposium, September
24-27, in San Antonio, Texas.
Last, I want to take the opportunity
to thank those of you who sent
their condolences and memorials
upon the sudden passing of my
wife, Beverly. Our family deeply
appreciates everyone’s thoughts and
prayers during this difficult time.
Respectfully
David Blount
President
Mark your calendars!!! The Summer
Meeting is August 7-9, 2009 in
Branson, MO at Chateau On The
Lake. You need to make your hotel
reservations NOW.
Call 888-333-5253 (LAKE) or
you can make your reservations
online by going to:
http://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_
reservation.cfm?groupID=126068&hot
elID=11529 or go to: www.arkvetmed.org and click the link.
The room rate is $189 for a
double or a king. We will have a
golf tournament at the beautiful
Branson Creek and a sporting clay
event. It will be a lot of fun. Drs.
Rose and Steve Lemarie will present
on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
They will be speaking on Dermatology
and Surgery. (See front page for
more details).
We have our list serve up and
running!! You can go to our website
and click on the link to join.
www.arkvetmed.org. When signing
up please include you first and last
name so I can verify that you are a
member of the association. There
is also a link to Facebook on the
website. You can view the page by
clicking the link, but to see the
whole page you must be a member
of Facebook. There is information
on upcoming meetings on the page
and a lot of pictures from past meetings.
These are exciting new member
benefits. Please visit the website
often. It has a lot of information.
If you ever have any comments,
suggestions, or questions, please
contact me. You can e-mail me at arkansasvma@comcast.net. I hope you
all have a Happy Summer!!
Until next time,
Maggie Milligan
