California Business and Professions Code

§ 4826

BPC § 4826 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 11 · Art. 2

Statute text

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 branches.

(b)Diagnoses or prescribes a drug, medicine, appliance, application, or treatment of whatever nature for the prevention, cure, or relief of a wound, fracture, bodily injury, or disease of animals.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 479, Sec. 1. (AB 867) Effective January 1, 2026.