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Amend the amendment in section 3 in §13724 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 2, lines 31 and 32 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘2.  Manufacturer of an opioid medication fee.    The fee for a manufacturer of an opioid medication is $55,000. This subsection does not apply to a manufacturer of an opioid medication if all of that manufacturer's opioid medications are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use only in veterinary medicine.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment exempts from the opioid medication fee a manufacturer of opioid medications exclusively for use in veterinary medicine.
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