Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 4
Discussions
Posts: 32
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 27
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2024–25 bar year.
Animal Law
- Community members: 151
- Total discussion posts: 32
Transactional
- Community members: 24,715
- Total discussion posts: 406
Litigation
- Community members: 24,710
- Total discussion posts: 1,251
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 27 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- SB 128 amends the Animal Control Act such that, in a provision regarding an exemption for rabies inoculation if a licensed veterinarian determines in writing that a rabies inoculation would compromise an animal's health, it provides that the determination is valid for one year but may be annually renewed thereafter by a licensed veterinarian.
- SB 2096 creates the Veterinary Medical Practice Ownership Act.