§ 54.1-3804 Specific powers of Board
In addition to the powers granted in § 54.1-2400, the Board shall have the following specific powers and duties:
1. To establish essential requirements and standards for approval of veterinary programs.
2. To establish and monitor programs for the practical training of qualified students of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in programs of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology at institutions of higher education.
3. To regulate, inspect, and register all establishments, premises, and satellite offices where veterinary medicine is practiced.
4. To establish requirements for the licensure of persons 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.
History
This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 539 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1978 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 2016, chapter 306; in 2024, chapter 604.
1978, c. 539, § 54-784.03; 1988, c. 765; 2016, c. 306; 2024, c. 604.