1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterinary medicine; providing immunity for animal cruelty reporting;
1.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 343.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [343.215] VETERINARIAN IMMUNITY.
1.6 	A licensed veterinarian acting in good faith and in the normal course of business is 
1.7 	immune from civil and criminal liability in any action arising in connection with:
1.8 	(1) the report of a suspected incident of animal cruelty; or
1.9 	(2) the disposal of an animal pursuant to section 343.29, subdivision 2.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2020, and applies to actions 
1.11 	committed on or after that date.