Certification of veterinary technicians; restrictions.
A person shall not engage in activities related to maintaining the health or treatment of an animal unless certified by the Board of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary technician. A person certified as a veterinary technician may provide only veterinary technician services, as prescribed by the Mayor through rulemaking, and only under the general supervision of a veterinarian licensed in the District. A person certified as a veterinary technician shall not receive compensation for performing veterinary technician services, except that a certified veterinary technician may receive a salary or other compensation paid by an employing veterinarian, veterinary facility, shelter, humane society, animal control facility, or wildlife rehabilitation facility.
Annotations
Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 863 as added Mar. 26, 2014, D.C. Law 20-96, § 102(q), 61 DCR 1184 The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-96 added this section.
Sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain).
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