VE 10.01 Authority and purpose. The rules in this chapter are adopted by the veterinary examining board pursuant to the authority delegated by ss. 15.08 (5), 227.11 (2), 453.03 (1), 453.03 (2) and 453.07 (1) (fm), Stats., and govern the certification and biennial training requirements for veterinarians and animal veterinary technicians relating to the use, handling, distribution and disposal of pesticides.

SECTION 58. VE 10.02 (1) and (2) are amended to read:

VE 10.02 (1) A veterinarian or an animal a veterinary technician who does not personally use or direct the use of pesticides and who does not repackage pesticides for use by others shall be exempt from the requirements of ss. VE 10.03 and 10.04.

(2) Each veterinarian and each animal veterinary technician claiming exemption from the requirements of ss. VE 10.03 and 10.04 shall at the end of the first registration period following March 1, 1992 or at the end of the first registration period following initial registration, and shall at the end of each following registration period, include a statement on his or her application for a certificate of registration certifying that the veterinarian or animal veterinary technician does not personally use or direct the use of pesticides and does not repackage pesticides for use by others. Each veterinarian and each animal veterinary technician so certifying who is associated with or employed by a clinic holding a veterinary clinic permit issued under s. 94.702, Stats., shall include the permit number with the certification.

SECTION 59. VE 10.03 is amended to read:

VE 10.03 Training and certification in the use, handling, distribution, and disposal of pesticides required. Each veterinarian and each animal veterinary technician not exempt under s. VE 10.02 shall at the end of the first registration period following March 1, 1992 or at the end of the first registration period following initial registration, include a statement on his or her application for a certificate of registration certifying that the veterinarian or animal veterinary technician has satisfactorily completed a certification program or other training program acceptable to the board in the use, handling, distribution and disposal of pesticides.

SECTION 60. VE 10.04 (intro.), (1) and (2) are amended to read:

VE 10.04 Continuing education in the use, handling, distribution, and disposal of pesticides required. Each veterinarian and each animal veterinary technician not exempt under s. VE 10.02 shall at the end of the second registration period following March 1, 1992 or at the end of the second registration period following initial registration, and shall at the end of each following registration period, include a statement on his or her application for a certificate of registration as follows:

(1) That the veterinarian or animal veterinary technician has satisfactorily completed 4 credits of acceptable continuing veterinary education in the use, handling, distribution and disposal of pesticides within the 2-year period immediately preceding the application for a certificate of registration; or,

(2) That the veterinarian or animal veterinary technician is currently certified by a certification program acceptable to the board in the use, handling, distribution and disposal of pesticides, and that the veterinarian or animal veterinary technician intends to maintain his or her certification in lieu of the biennial continuing veterinary education requirement.

SECTION 61. VE 10.06 is amended to read:

VE 10.06 (1) Evidence of compliance with the requirements of ss. VE 10.03 and 10.04 shall be retained by each veterinarian or animal veterinary technician through the biennium following the biennium in which the credit or certification was acquired.

(2) The board may audit compliance by requiring a veterinarian or animal veterinary technician to submit his or her evidence of compliance to the board for the biennium immediately preceding the biennium in which the audit is performed.

1. The anticipated fiscal effect on the fiscal liability and revenues of any local unit of government of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

2. The projected anticipated state fiscal effect during the current biennium of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

3. The projected net annualized fiscal impact on state funds of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

These proposed rules will be reviewed by the Department through its Small Business Review Advisory Committee to determine whether there will be an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.