Applicability; permitted physical contact or proximity with a

specified animal Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to physical contact or proximity between a specified animal and any of the following: (1) The owner of a specified animal. (2) The owner of the facility in which the specified animal is kept. (3) A trained employee of the facility's owner who is conducting the trained employee's duties, as determined by the facility's owner, for the specified animal. (4) A contractor, intern, service provider, professional production crew, or another person who: (A) is accompanied by the facility's owner; and (B) is performing duties requiring the presence of the specified animal; under a contract or other engagement with the facility's owner. (5) A licensed veterinarian. (6) A veterinary intern or specialist accompanying a licensed veterinarian. (7) A registered veterinary technician under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian. (8) A veterinary student under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.