Bill Text: VA HB1813 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Veterinary medicine; practice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-02-24 - Left in Education and Health [HB1813 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2015-HB1813-Prefiled.html
15102505D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§ 54.1-3801 and 54.1-3807 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §54.1-3801. Exceptions. This chapter shall not apply to: 1. The owner of an animal and the owner's full-time, regular employee caring for and treating the animal belonging to such owner, except where the ownership of the animal was transferred for the purpose of circumventing the requirements of this chapter; 2. Veterinarians licensed in other states called in actual
consultation 3. Veterinarians employed by the United States or by 4. Veterinarians providing free care in underserved areas of
Virginia who (i) do not regularly practice veterinary medicine in Virginia,
(ii) hold a current valid license or certificate to practice veterinary
medicine in another state, territory, district or possession of the United
States, (iii) volunteer to provide free care in an underserved area of 5. Persons purchasing, possessing, and administering drugs in a public or private shelter as defined in §3.2-6500, provided that such purchase, possession, and administration is in compliance with §54.1-3423. §54.1-3807. Refusal to grant and to renew; revocation and suspension of licenses and registrations. The Board may refuse to grant or to renew 1. Is convicted of any felony or of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; 2. Employs or permits any person who does not hold a license to practice veterinary medicine or to practice as a licensed veterinary technician or registration to practice as an equine dental technician to perform work which can lawfully be performed only by a person holding the appropriate license or registration; 3. Willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation of the Board; 4. Has violated any federal or state law relating to
controlled substances as defined in Chapter 34 (§54.1-3400 et seq.) 5. Is guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by regulations of the Board; 6. Uses alcohol or drugs to the extent such use renders him unsafe to practice or suffers from any mental or physical condition rendering him unsafe to practice; or 7. Has had his license to practice veterinary medicine or as a veterinary technician or his registration to practice as an equine dental technician in any other state revoked or suspended for any reason other than nonrenewal. 2. That §§ 54.1-3805.1 and 54.1-3809 of the Code of Virginia are repealed. |