The Scottish government plans to remove an exemption in current laws allowing the practice on equine animals.

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While the technology has evolved and is used more frequently, fracturing is not new, is heavily regulated at the state level, and enjoys no blanket exemption from environmental laws.

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SmithKline, over whether drug reps should be covered under a specific exemption for salespeople under federal labor laws.

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Investors obtained through the crowdfunding exemption do not count toward investor limits imposed by other securities laws (such as the limit on the number of stockholders can have before being considered a de-facto public company).

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