California Code
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 11 - Veterinary Medicine

ARTICLE 1 - Administration

Section 4800. - 4800. (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs...

Section 4800.1. - 4800.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority...

Section 4801. - 4801. (a) Each veterinarian member of the board shall be...

Section 4802. - 4802. The members of the board shall hold office for...

Section 4803. - 4803. The Governor may, in his judgment, remove any member...

Section 4804. - 4804. The board shall elect a president, vice president, and...

Section 4804.5. - 4804.5. (a) The board may appoint a person exempt from...

Section 4805. - 4805. The executive officer of the board may administer oaths...

Section 4806. - 4806. Each member of the board shall receive a per...

Section 4807. - 4807. Five members of the board constitute a quorum for...

Section 4808. - 4808. The board may in accordance with the provisions of...

Section 4809. - 4809. The board shall keep an official record of its...

Section 4809.5. - 4809.5. The board may at any time inspect the premises...

Section 4809.6. - 4809.6. The enforcement of Sections 4809.5 and 4854 of this...

Section 4809.7. - 4809.7. The board shall establish a regular inspection program that...

Section 4809.8. - 4809.8. (a) The board shall establish an advisory committee to...

Section 4810. - 4810. (a) As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means...

Section 4811. - 4811. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

ARTICLE 2 - Practice Provisions

Section 4825. - 4825. It is unlawful for any person to practice veterinary...

Section 4825.1. - 4825.1. These definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter...

Section 4826. - 4826. A person practices veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry, and...

Section 4826.1. - 4826.1. A veterinarian who on his or her own initiative,...

Section 4826.2. - 4826.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a veterinarian, registered...

Section 4826.3. - 4826.3. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a veterinary technician, veterinary assistant,...

Section 4826.4. - 4826.4. (a) A California-licensed veterinarian at premises registered in accordance...

Section 4826.5. - 4826.5. Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed veterinarian or a...

Section 4827. - 4827. (a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits any person from:...

Section 4828. - 4828. All veterinarians actually engaged and employed as veterinarians by...

Section 4829. - 4829. Any license granted to any person to practice veterinary...

Section 4829.5. - 4829.5. (a) Each time a veterinarian initially prescribes, dispenses, or...

Section 4830. - 4830. (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) Veterinarians...

Section 4830.5. - 4830.5. (a) If a licensee under this chapter has reasonable...

Section 4830.7. - 4830.7. Whenever any licensee under this chapter has reasonable cause...

Section 4830.8. - 4830.8. (a) An attending or on-call veterinarian at a rodeo...

Section 4831. - 4831. Any person, who violates or aids or abets in...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Registered Veterinary Technicians

Section 4836. - 4836. (a) The board shall adopt regulations establishing animal health...

Section 4836.1. - 4836.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a registered veterinary technician...

Section 4836.2. - 4836.2. (a) Applications for a veterinary assistant controlled substance permit...

Section 4836.4. - 4836.4. (a) Every person who has been issued a veterinary...

Section 4836.5. - 4836.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a registered veterinary technician...

Section 4836.6. - 4836.6. The board shall take action pursuant to Article 4...

Section 4837. - 4837. The board may revoke or suspend the registration of...

Section 4838. - 4838. Effective with the 1976 renewal period, if the board...

Section 4839. - 4839. (a) For purposes of this article, a registered veterinary...

Section 4839.5. - 4839.5. No person shall use the title “registered veterinary technician”...

Section 4840. - 4840. (a) Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants are approved...

Section 4840.2. - 4840.2. Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants shall not perform...

Section 4840.5. - 4840.5. Under conditions of an emergency, a registered veterinary technician...

Section 4840.6. - 4840.6. Any registered veterinary technician registered in this state who...

Section 4840.7. - 4840.7. (a) A registered veterinary technician who has been examined...

Section 4840.9. - 4840.9. Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants may be employed...

Section 4841. - 4841. Any person performing any of the tasks designated by...

Section 4841.1. - 4841.1. (a) This article shall not apply to students in...

Section 4841.2. - 4841.2. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a graduate...

Section 4841.4. - 4841.4. (a) The board, by means of examination, shall determine...

Section 4841.5. - 4841.5. To obtain registration as a registered veterinary technician, the...

Section 4842. - 4842. The board may deny an application to take a...

Section 4842.1. - 4842.1. The board shall issue a certificate of registration to...

Section 4842.2. - 4842.2. All funds collected by the board under this article...

Section 4842.6. - 4842.6. (a) Each individual registered by the board shall biennially...

Section 4842.7. - 4842.7. Every person registered by the board under this article...

Section 4843. - 4843. The board shall approve all schools or institutions offering...

Section 4843.5. - 4843.5. Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired...

Section 4844. - 4844. A person who fails to renew his certificate of...

Section 4845. - 4845. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board...

Section 4845.5. - 4845.5. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 4837 and 4842.6 or any other...

ARTICLE 3 - Issuance of Licenses

Section 4846. - 4846. (a) In order to obtain a license to practice...

Section 4846.1. - 4846.1. If the veterinary college from which an applicant is...

Section 4846.2. - 4846.2. If the board finds in evaluating the graduate described...

Section 4846.5. - 4846.5. (a) Except as provided in this section, the board...

Section 4847.1. - 4847.1. (a) If an applicant fails to complete their application...

Section 4848.1. - 4848.1. (a) A veterinarian engaged in the practice of veterinary...

Section 4850. - 4850. Every person holding a license under this chapter shall...

Section 4852. - 4852. Every person holding a license issued under this chapter...

Section 4853. - 4853. (a) All veterinary premises shall be registered with the...

Section 4853.1. - 4853.1. Each application to register a premises pursuant to Section...

Section 4853.5. - 4853.5. When it has been adjudicated in an administrative hearing...

Section 4853.6. - 4853.6. (a) The board shall deny, suspend, or revoke registration...

Section 4853.7. - 4853.7. A premise registration that is not renewed within five...

Section 4854. - 4854. All premises where veterinary medicine, veterinary dentistry, or veterinary...

Section 4854.1. - 4854.1. A premises registration holder who is not a California-licensed...

Section 4854.5. - 4854.5. (a) Every off-campus educational program site shall display in...

Section 4855. - 4855. A veterinarian subject to the provisions of this chapter...

Section 4856. - 4856. (a) All records required by law to be kept...

Section 4857. - 4857. (a) A veterinarian licensed under this chapter shall not...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Wellness Evaluation Committees

Section 4860. - 4860. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 4861. - 4861. (a) One or more wellness evaluation committees is hereby...

Section 4862. - 4862. Each member of a wellness evaluation committee shall receive...

Section 4863. - 4863. Three members of a wellness evaluation committee shall constitute...

Section 4864. - 4864. Each wellness evaluation committee shall elect from its membership...

Section 4865. - 4865. The board shall administer the provisions of this article....

Section 4866. - 4866. (a) The board shall establish criteria for the acceptance,...

Section 4867. - 4867. The wellness evaluation committee shall inform each veterinarian and...

Section 4868. - 4868. Each wellness evaluation committee shall have the following duties...

Section 4869. - 4869. Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter...

Section 4870. - 4870. Each veterinarian and registered veterinary technician who requests participation...

Section 4871. - 4871. (a) After a wellness evaluation committee in its discretion...

Section 4872. - 4872. The board shall provide for the representation of any...

Section 4873. - 4873. The board shall charge each veterinarian and registered veterinary...

ARTICLE 4 - Revocation and Suspension

Section 4875. - 4875. The board may revoke or suspend for a certain...

Section 4875.1. - 4875.1. (a) In order to ensure that its resources are...

Section 4875.2. - 4875.2. If, upon completion of an investigation, the executive officer...

Section 4875.3. - 4875.3. (a) If the board determines, as a result of...

Section 4875.4. - 4875.4. (a) The board shall, in the manner prescribed in...

Section 4875.6. - 4875.6. (a) In addition to requesting an administrative hearing as...

Section 4876. - 4876. In addition to its authority to suspend or revoke...

Section 4881. - 4881. The executive officer in all cases of suspension, revocation,...

Section 4883. - 4883. The board may deny, revoke, or suspend a license...

Section 4884. - 4884. (a) A licensee shall not dispense or administer cannabis...

Section 4885. - 4885. A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction...

Section 4886. - 4886. In reinstating a license or registration that has been...

Section 4887. - 4887. (a) (1) A person whose license or registration has...

ARTICLE 5 - Revenue

Section 4900. - 4900. (a) All veterinary licenses, veterinary technician registrations, and veterinary...

Section 4901. - 4901. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired...

Section 4901.1. - 4901.1. A license or registration that is suspended is subject...

Section 4901.2. - 4901.2. A revoked license or registration is subject to expiration...

Section 4902. - 4902. A person who fails to renew his license within...

Section 4903. - 4903. Of all fines or forfeitures of bail in any...

Section 4904. - 4904. All fees collected on behalf of the board and...

Section 4905. - 4905. The following fees shall be collected by the board...

ARTICLE 6 - Veterinary Corporations

Section 4910. - 4910. A veterinary corporation is a corporation which is authorized...

Section 4911. - 4911. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of...

Section 4912. - 4912. Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations...

Section 4913. - 4913. The income of a veterinary corporation attributable to professional...

Section 4914. - 4914. A veterinary corporation shall not do or fail to...

Section 4915. - 4915. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of...

Section 4916. - 4916. The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations...

Section 4917. - 4917. Nothing in this article requires an applicant for or...

ARTICLE 7 - Community Blood Banks for Animals

Section 4920. - 4920. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions...

Section 4920.1. - 4920.1. For purposes of liability pursuant to this article, the...

Section 4920.2. - 4920.2. Each veterinarian who is licensed in California and engages...

Section 4920.3. - 4920.3. (a) A veterinarian or a community blood bank operating...

Section 4920.4. - 4920.4. The Veterinary Medical Board may establish a community blood...

Section 4920.5. - 4920.5. A community blood bank operating under this article shall...

Section 4920.6. - 4920.6. A community blood bank operating under this article shall...

Section 4920.7. - 4920.7. Each veterinarian who is licensed in California and operates...

Section 4920.8. - 4920.8. A violation of this article by a community blood...