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2018 SESSION
18104452DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-3801, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-3801. (Effective until July 1, 2018) 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 with veterinarians licensed in the Commonwealth who do not open an office or appoint a place to practice within the Commonwealth;
3. Veterinarians employed by the United States or by the Commonwealth while actually engaged in the performance of their official duties;
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 the
Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported all volunteer,
nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to
populations of underserved people, (iv) file copies of their licenses or
certificates issued in such other jurisdiction with the Board, (v) notify the
Board at least five business days prior to the voluntary provision of services
of the dates and location of such service, and (vi) acknowledge, in writing,
that such licensure exemption shall only be valid, in compliance with the
Board's regulations, during the limited period that such free health care is
made available through the volunteer, nonprofit organization on the dates and
at the location filed with the Board. The Board may deny the right to practice
in Virginia to any veterinarian whose license has been previously suspended or
revoked, who has been convicted of a felony or who is otherwise found to be in
violation of applicable laws or regulations. However, the Board shall allow a
veterinarian who meets the above criteria to provide volunteer services without
prior notice for a period of up to three days, provided the nonprofit
organization verifies that the practitioner has a valid, unrestricted license
in another state; or
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; or
6. Veterinary students who are enrolled in an accredited veterinary medicine program at a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and who engage in the practice of veterinary medicine under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian as part of a program of study, provided that (i) the owner of the animal is notified that services will be provided by a veterinary student and (ii) the veterinary student only performs tasks that are appropriate for his level of education and training.
§ 54.1-3801. (Effective July 1, 2018) 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 with veterinarians licensed in the Commonwealth who do not open an office or appoint a place to practice within the Commonwealth;
3. Veterinarians employed by the United States or by the Commonwealth while actually engaged in the performance of their official duties, with the exception of those 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;
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 the
Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported all volunteer,
nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to
populations of underserved people, (iv) file copies of their licenses or
certificates issued in such other jurisdiction with the Board, (v) notify the
Board at least five business days prior to the voluntary provision of services
of the dates and location of such service, and (vi) acknowledge, in writing,
that such licensure exemption shall only be valid, in compliance with the
Board's regulations, during the limited period that such free health care is
made available through the volunteer, nonprofit organization on the dates and
at the location filed with the Board. The Board may deny the right to practice
in Virginia to any veterinarian whose license has been previously suspended or
revoked, who has been convicted of a felony, or who is otherwise found to be in
violation of applicable laws or regulations. However, the Board shall allow a
veterinarian who meets the above criteria to provide volunteer services without
prior notice for a period of up to three days, provided the nonprofit
organization verifies that the practitioner has a valid, unrestricted license
in another state; or
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; or
6. Veterinary students who are enrolled in an accredited veterinary medicine program at a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and who engage in the practice of veterinary medicine under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian as part of a program of study, provided that (i) the owner of the animal is notified that services will be provided by a veterinary student and (ii) the veterinary student only performs tasks that are appropriate for his level of education and training.