{"id":"SEC-26-004","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Minnesota","state":"MN","metro":"","industry":"26","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Tim Walz (approved by the Executive Council)","authority":"Minn. Stat. §§ 4.035 subd. 2, 12.21, 12.31, 12.32; EO 20-01 peacetime emergency","instrument":"Emergency Executive Order 20-17","title":"Clarifying Application of Executive Order 20-09 to Veterinary Surgeries and Procedures","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-23 (upon approval by the Executive Council; the postponement \u0027no later than March 23, 2020 at 5:00 pm\u0027)","end":"2020-05-10 11:59 p.m. (rescinded with EO 20-09 by EO 20-51 ¶ 2, Ex. MN-018)","startDate":"2020-03-23","endDate":"2020-05-10","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","SUPPLY"],"addressees":["veterinary practices","veterinarians"],"clause":"Veterinary procedures use equipment, particularly personal protective equipment (\u0027PPE\u0027), which is vital to stop the spread of COVID-19.... Beginning no later than March 23, 2020 at 5:00 pm, and continuing for the duration of the peacetime emergency declared in Executive Order 20-01 or until this Executive Order is rescinded, all non-essential or elective surgeries and procedures, including non-emergent or elective dental care, whether medical, dental, or veterinary, that utilize PPE or ventilators must be postponed indefinitely.... d. In the context of veterinary medicine, threats to public health, threats to the health or safety of the animal\u0027s owner (e.g., in the case of service animals), and threats to the health or safety of the animal may also be considered.","enforcement":"Minn. Stat. § 12.45 (misdemeanor) as recited in EO 20-09 and EO 20-51; MDH and licensing-board enforcement under EO 20-51","functions":["CL clinical and surgical services suspended","EM emergency care only","SC PPE conservation","CB clients (scheduled procedures cancelled)"],"notes":"Not saved\u0027). Seven weeks of mandated postponement for every Minnesota veterinary practice; EO 20-51 then imposed plan, screening and owner-consent requirements on veterinary facilities to May 27, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/execorders/20-17.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":446817,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-26","url":"/library/SEC-26-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-26-004","citation":"Governor Tim Walz (approved by the Executive Council), Emergency Executive Order 20-17 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-26-004)","stateName":"Minnesota","related":["MN-018"]}