| Action | Regulation of haul-in facilities |
| Stage | NOIRA |
| Comment Period | Ended on 4/8/2026 |
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It is my understanding that there are currently no existing regulations on large animal veterinary haul-in facilities and actually no way to certify a facility as a "haul-in." Currently there is the option of being licensed as a large animal AMBULATORY ONLY establishment or a large animal HOSPITAL. A practice that has no desire or capability to hospitalize for days or weeks, but would like to offer a location for veterinary "out-patient" services is limited to an ambulatory license. Those practices should be allowed to legally provide a location for services when needed by the clients and when logistics of providing those services for clients from several different locations would be simplified and much more efficiently done in a haul-in facility. Please take into consideration PRACTICAL limitations of a haul-in facility. These facilties could be very basic... appropriate restraining equipment (ie chute, stocks, etc) ability to clean out and sanitize after procedures, temporary holding stalls or pens, and storage for equipment and medications. But a haul-in facility is not a full-time staffed clinic, especially if the ambulatory veterinarian(s) are out doing farm calls. This facility should not be regulated as a large animal hospital or a fully-staffed clinic where animals are hospitalized for treatment for an extended period of time or permitted to show up at any time. As an example, a haul-in facility is as simple as Farmer A has a great working facility and his neighbor Farmer B has no facility. So Farmer B asks to borrow Farmer A's facility for his veterinarian to come pregnancy check his cattle. No regulations. No red tape. An agreement between farmers. It should be just as simple for a veterinarian to offer a facility for farmers to utilize for these services. Please keep these regulations simple so that there are no additional financial burdens on the veterinarians or their clients. We all want to see good biosecurity measures to prevent disease, but please don't complicate the large animal veterinary profession with unattainable goals for small, barely surviving farm veterinarians that already work 16-18 hours a day. Thank you.