Archive for August, 2009
State Labs in College Park, Centreville, Oakland to Close
Effective September 8, 2009, livestock samples, specimens, live or dead animals from the entire state should now be sent or delivered directly to the Frederick Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory. News Releaese from the Maryland Department of Agriculture State Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory System to be Consolidated State Budget Cuts to Impact MDA Services and Personnel [...]
Equine Rabies Case in Maryland
A Maryland horse kept on a private Harford County farm was confirmed positive for rabies in July. Rabies can only be confirmed through a postmortem autopsy of the animal. The horse was not current for its rabies vaccines, but all other livestock and pets on the farm were. The Harford County Department of Health quarantined [...]
Horse Forum A Success
They came. They saw. And they talked. And they talked and they talked and they are still talking! On Thursday, August 6, 2009, close to 300 leaders in the Maryland equestrian community gathered to discuss the state of the industry. They were joined by Governor Martin O’Malley, who likewise talked and talked, talking well beyond [...]
Court Declares: Maryland Has No Laws Regulating Animal Massage Therapists
It is now official. On July 30, 2009, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge David A. Boynton declared that there are no laws in Maryland which either regulate animal massage practitioners or require that animal massage practitioners be licensed. It took one year and forty-five days for the Courts to decide that the Maryland State Board [...]
