California Business and Professions Code

§ 4830

BPC § 4830 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 2 · Ch. 11 · Art. 2

Statute text

(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, valid license in good standing in another state or country who provide assistance to a California-licensed veterinarian and attend on a specific case. The California-licensed veterinarian shall maintain a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship. The veterinarian providing the assistance shall not establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship with the client by attending the case or at a future time and shall not practice veterinary medicine, open an office, appoint a place to meet patients, communicate with clients who reside within the limits of this state, give orders, or have ultimate authority over the care or primary diagnosis of a patient that is located within this state.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 631, Sec. 5. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2022.