N.Y. Education Law § 6705-a: Emergency veterinarian service; limited liability

§ 6705-a. Emergency veterinarian service; limited liability.

Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or

local law, any licensed veterinarian who voluntarily, and without the

expectation of monetary compensation, renders first aid or emergency

treatment to an animal that is ill or injured at the scene of an

accident or other emergency, outside of an animal hospital, clinic,

veterinarian's office or other place having proper and necessary

equipment for the practice of veterinary medicine, shall not be liable

for damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by such animal

or for damages for the death of such animal alleged to have occurred by

reason of an act or omission in the rendering of such first aid or

emergency treatment unless it is established that such injuries were or

such death was caused by gross negligence on the part of such

veterinarian. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to

relieve a licensed veterinarian from liability for damages for injuries

or death caused by an act or omission on the part of a veterinarian

while rendering professional services in the normal and ordinary course

of his or her business.