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STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
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PUBLIC HEARING  
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FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021  
AT ABOUT 9:00 A.M.  
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VIA ZOOM TELECONFERENCE  
LANSING, MICHIGAN  
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RE: Occupational Code Renewals  
(MOAHR #2021-12 LR)  
Pharmacy - Animal Euthanasia and Sedation Rules  
(MOAHR #2019-86 LR)  
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16 HEARING FACILITATOR:  
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ANDRIA DITSCHMAN  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
611 W. Ottawa Street  
Lansing, Michigan 48909  
ALSO PRESENT: Kerry Ryan Przybylo  
Dena Marks  
LeAnn Payne  
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24 REPORTED BY: Lori Anne Penn, CSR-1315  
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I N D E X  
2 Opening Statement - Andria Ditschman  
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4 COMMENTS:  
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Nancy Frank - Pharmacy-Animal Euthanasia and  
Sedation Rules  
Ann Griffin - Pharmacy-Animal Euthanasia and  
Sedation Rules  
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9 Closing Statement - Andria Ditschman  
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Friday, July 2, 2021  
At 9:00 p.m.  
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MS. DITSCHMAN: Good morning. My name is  
Andria Ditschman, and I am an analyst for the Bureau of  
Professional Licensing in the Department of Licensing and  
Regulatory Affairs. I'll be conducting the hearing  
today.  
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This is a public hearing on the proposed  
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administrative rules entitled "Occupational Code  
Renewals" and "Pharmacy - Animal Euthanasia and Sedation  
Rules". We are conducting the hearing as required by the  
Administrative Procedures Act to allow the public to  
comment on the proposed changes to these rule sets. As  
with all other public hearings on draft rule sets, the  
only items discussed during this hearing will be the  
proposed changes to these rule sets. The hearing will  
not be covering any questions or discussions on any other  
issues.  
We're calling this hearing to order at  
9:01 a.m. on July 2, 2021, via Zoom to comply with  
Lansing City Council Resolution 2020-81 and statutorily  
required measures designed to help prevent the spread  
Coronavirus 2019, known as COVID-19. The notice of  
public hearing was published in three newspapers of  
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general circulation, the Flint Journal and the Grand  
Rapids Press on June 17, 2021, and the Mining Journal on  
June 16, 2021, as well as the Michigan Register, Issue  
#11-2021, published on July 1, 2021.  
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All comments should relate directly to  
the proposed rules. If you have questions about the  
rules, you may place your comments on the record and the  
Department will review and consider them. If you have  
suggested changes to the proposed rules, please include  
the specific reasons why the changes would be in the  
public interest.  
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We will take comments in the following  
manner.  
• For those using the Video Conference Portion  
(those not calling on the telephone), please use  
the "Raise Your Hand" feature in Zoom. I will  
call on individuals to speak and they will be  
unmuted at that time.  
• For participants that are available only by  
telephone, we will ask if you wish to make a  
comment after the video participants have  
finished.  
• If you have a comment but do not wish to speak,  
please note that the Department will also accept  
written statements e-mailed or postmarked to  
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BPL-BoardSupport@Michigan.gov until 5:00 p.m.  
today.  
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If you have previously submitted comments  
in writing to the Bureau, it is not necessary for you to  
repeat your comments on the record today. Comments made  
in writing will be reviewed and considered by the  
Department in the same manner as comments made during  
this public hearing.  
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Those making comments during this hearing  
should clearly and slowly say and spell your name and  
advise if you are speaking on behalf of an organization.  
We will limit comments to three minutes per person.  
Please remember that only one person should speak at a  
time.  
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The Department staff from the Bureau of  
Professional Licensing with me today includes Dena Marks,  
LeAnn Payne, and Kerry Przybylo.  
Is there anyone who wishes to speak or  
make comments on the Occupational Code Renewals rules?  
MS. PRZYBYLO: Andria, this is Kerry  
speaking. I just want to make sure, did you, the  
resolution that you cited, did you say City of Lansing,  
2021-81?  
MS. DITSCHMAN: City of Lansing City  
Council Resolution 2020-81.  
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MS. PRZYBYLO: It's 2021-81.  
MS. DITSCHMAN: Okay. Thank you.  
MS. PRZYBYLO: Okay. Thank you.  
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MS. DITSCHMAN: Are there any comments on  
the Occupational Code Renewals rules? We'll take  
comments from those on the video, those that aren't  
calling. Anyone who wants to make a comment, you can use  
the "Raise Your Hand" feature. I'm not seeing any.  
Okay. Is there anyone that wants to make  
comments on the Animal Euthanasia and Sedation rules?  
We'll start with those on the video, those not calling,  
anyone that wants to make a comment?  
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MS. PRZYBYLO: It looks like Nancy Frank  
has her hand up.  
MS. DITSCHMAN: Go ahead, Nancy.  
NANCY FRANK: Hi. I just want to say  
Nancy Frank, N-a-n-c-y F-r-a-n-k, representing Michigan  
Veterinary Medical Association, and we support the rules  
as proposed.  
MS. DITSCHMAN: Thank you, Nancy.  
Anyone else that's present on video that  
wanted to make a comment on the Animal Euthanasia and  
Sedation rules? Ann Griffin.  
ANN GRIFFIN: Ann, A-n-n, Griffin,  
G-r-i-f-f-i-n, representing Michigan Humane, and I just  
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wanted to second Dr. Frank's comments that we support the  
changes as they're represented in the current draft.  
MS. DITSCHMAN: Thank you. Any other  
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comments on the Animal Euthanasia and Sedation rules?  
I'm not seeing any.  
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Anyone that is on, do we have anybody on  
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the telephone? It doesn't look like it.  
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MS. PRZYBYLO: Doesn't look like it.  
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MS. DITSCHMAN: Okay. So it looks like  
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we have no more comments at this time. If there are no  
other persons that wish to speak, we'll take a ten-minute  
recess, and then we'll come back at that point to see if  
there's anyone else that has any comments. Thank you.  
(Recess from 9:06 a.m. until 9:15 a.m.)  
MS. DITSCHMAN: Hello. We're back on the  
record. I'm Andria Ditschman, and we're here to take  
comments on the Occupational Code Renewals and Animal  
Euthanasia and Sedation rules. And do we have anyone  
here that wants to make comments on either of the rule  
sets? If you do, go ahead and use the "Raise Your Hand".  
And it doesn't look like we do.  
So we're going to close the hearing. The  
record will remain open today until 5:00 p.m. for any  
other comments that you may wish to share about the  
proposed rules. The hearing has been closed, and thank  
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you for attending.  
(Public hearing concluded at 9:16 a.m.)  
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C E R T I F I C A T E  
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I, Lori Anne Penn, do hereby certify that I  
reported in stenotype the proceedings had in the  
within-entitled matter, that being Occupational Code  
Renewals (MOAHR #2021-12 LR) and Pharmacy - Animal  
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Euthanasia and Sedation Rules (MOAHR #2019-86 LR), held  
via Zoom Teleconference, on Friday, July 2, 2021; and do  
further certify that the foregoing transcript, consisting  
of pages 1 through 9 is a true and correct transcript of  
my stenotype notes.  
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Lor
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