In addition to the powers granted in § 54.1-2400, the Board shall have the following specific powers and duties:
1. To establish essential requirements and standards for approval of veterinary programs.
2. To establish and monitor programs for the practical training of qualified students of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in programs of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology at institutions of higher education.
3. To regulate, inspect, and register all establishments and premises where veterinary medicine is practiced.
4. To establish requirements for the licensure of persons engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, pursuant to § 54.1-3800, as part of a veterinary medical education program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education and located in the Commonwealth.
1978, c. 539, § 54-784.03; 1988, c. 765; 2016, c. 306.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 38 - Veterinary Medicine
§ 54.1-3800. Practice of veterinary medicine
§ 54.1-3802. Board of Veterinary Medicine; appointment; officers; etc.
§ 54.1-3804. Specific powers of Board
§ 54.1-3805.2. Continuing education
§ 54.1-3806. Licensed veterinary technicians
§ 54.1-3806.1. Disclosure forms required
§ 54.1-3807. Refusal to grant and to renew; revocation and suspension of licenses and registrations
§ 54.1-3810. Report of conviction or injunction to Board
§ 54.1-3811. Veterinary professionals rendering services without charge exempt from liability
§ 54.1-3812. Release of records