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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4809.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4809.8
(a) The board shall establish an advisory committee to assist, advise, and make recommendations for the implementation of rules and regulations necessary to ensure proper administration and enforcement of this chapter and to assist the board in its examination, licensure, and reg
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 481
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 481
(a) Each board under this code shall develop criteria to aid it, when considering the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, to determine whether a crime is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession it regulates. (b)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4810
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4810
As used in this chapter: (a) “Board” means the California Veterinary Medical Board. (b) “Multidisciplinary committee” means the Veterinary Medicine Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 4809.8. (c) “Regulations” means the rules and regulations set f
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4811
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4811
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Veterinary Medicine Practice Act.”
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 482
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 482
(a) Each board under this code shall develop criteria to evaluate the rehabilitation of a person when doing either of the following: (1) Considering the denial of a license by the board under Section 480. (2) Considering suspension or revocation of a license under Section 490. (b
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4825
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4825
It is unlawful for any person to practice veterinary medicine or any branch thereof in this State unless at the time of so doing, such person holds a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked license as provided in this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4825.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4825.1
These definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter as it applies to veterinary medicine. (a) “Client” means the individual or individuals who represent to the veterinarian that they are the owner or owners of the animal patient at the time that the services are provi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826
A person practices veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry, and the various branches thereof, when the person does any one of the following: (a) Represents oneself as engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary surgery, or veterinary dentistry in any of its bra
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.1
A veterinarian who on his or her own initiative, at the request of an owner, or at the request of someone other than the owner, renders emergency treatment to a sick or injured animal at the scene of an accident shall not be liable in damages to the owner of that animal in the ab
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.2
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a veterinarian, registered veterinary technician, or a veterinary assistant working under the supervision of a veterinarian, may provide veterinary care and treatment for any animal restricted pursuant to Section 2118 of the Fish and Ga
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.3
(a) Notwithstanding any law, a veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, and veterinary assistant controlled substances permitholder registered in this state shall wear a name tag identification in at least 18 point type in any area of the veterinary premises that is accessibl
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.4
(a) A California-licensed veterinarian at premises registered in accordance with Section 4853 that is located within a 25-mile radius of any condition of emergency specified in Section 8558 of the Government Code may, in good faith, do both of the following in addition to any oth
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.5
Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed veterinarian, registered veterinary technician, or veterinary assistant controlled substance permitholder under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian may compound drugs for animal use pursuant to Section 530 of Title 21 of the Code o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.6
(a) A veterinarian shall not prescribe, dispense, or administer a drug, medicine, application, or treatment of whatever nature for the prevention, cure, or relief of a wound, fracture, bodily injury, or disease of animals unless a veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.7
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Private animal shelter” means a not-for-profit organization that has tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, whose purpose and practice is, in whole or significant part, the ca
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4826.8
(a) An onychectomy, tendonectomy, surgical claw removal, or declaw on any feline or any procedure to otherwise alter a feline’s toes, claws, or paws to prevent or impair the normal function of the feline’s toes, claws, or paws shall be performed solely for a therapeutic purpose.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4827
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4827
(a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits any person from: (1) Practicing veterinary medicine as a bona fide owner of one’s own animals, except for the procedures specified in Section 4826.8. This exemption applies to the following: (A) The owner’s bona fide employees. (B) Any person
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4828
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4828
All veterinarians actually engaged and employed as veterinarians by the state, or a county, city, corporation, firm or individual are practicing veterinary medicine and shall secure a license issued by the board.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4829
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4829
Any license granted to any person to practice veterinary medicine, or any branch thereof, in this State issued under any preceding act relating to veterinary medicine shall remain in force until the renewal fee becomes due and thereafter so long as the holder complies with the pr
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4829.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4829.5
(a) Each time a veterinarian initially prescribes, dispenses, or furnishes a dangerous drug, as defined in Section 4022, to an animal patient in an outpatient setting, the veterinarian shall offer to provide, verbally, in writing, or by email to the client, a consultation that in
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4830
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4830
(a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) Veterinarians while serving in any armed branch of the military service of the United States or the United States Department of Agriculture while actually engaged and employed in their official capacity. (2) Veterinarians holding a current,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4830.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4830.5
(a) If a licensee under this chapter has reasonable cause to believe that a dog has been injured or killed through participation in a staged animal fight, as prescribed in Section 597b of the Penal Code, it is the duty of the licensee to promptly report that fact to the appropria
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4830.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4830.7
Whenever any licensee under this chapter has reasonable cause to believe an animal under its care has been a victim of animal abuse or cruelty, as prescribed in Section 597 of the Penal Code, it shall be the duty of the licensee to promptly report it to the appropriate law enforc
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4830.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4830.8
(a) An attending or on-call veterinarian at a rodeo event shall, pursuant to Section 596.7 of the Penal Code, report to the board any animal injury at the event requiring veterinary treatment within 48 hours of the conclusion of the rodeo. (b) A veterinarian, other than a veterin
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4831
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4831
Any person, who violates or aids or abets in violating any of the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by impris