2. This Part applies to the owner or custodian of the animal concerned.
The following persons are exempt from the application of this Part:(1) the owner or custodian of an animal for which a veterinary surgeon issued a notice stating that the application is contraindicated, given its state of health or when veterinary treatment is planned;
(2) a person acting as part of veterinary medicine activities, except as regards the requirements provided for in section 16.
1445-2022O.C. 1445-2022, s. 2.