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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 258<\/a> and 262<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83863,"section_number":"3.2-6200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6200\/"},{"id":86600,"section_number":"54.1-3800","catch_line":"Practice of veterinary medicine","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198149,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67070,"identifier":"3.2-5901.2","token":"3.2\/V\/59\/3.2-5901.2","url":"\/3.2-5901.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5901.2\/","token":"3.2\/V\/59\/3.2-5901.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Veterinarian; large animal veterinary grant program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5901.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Large animal veterinarian<\/span>” means a person who is actively engaged in and is licensed to practice veterinary medicine pursuant to Chapter 38 (§ 54.1-3800<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1 and whose specialties include livestock<\/span>, poultry<\/span>, or equine, as that term is defined in § 3.2-6200<\/a>.\n\t\t\t“Program<\/span>” means the large animal veterinary grant program<\/span> established by the State Veterinarian<\/span> pursuant to subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The State Veterinarian<\/span> shall establish a large animal veterinary grant program<\/span> to provide grants to increase or stabilize the number of large animal veterinarians<\/span> practicing in areas of the Commonwealth that have been identified by the State Veterinarian<\/span> as having a shortage of such veterinarians. The State Veterinarian<\/span> shall annually select from a pool of applicants no more than four large animal veterinarians<\/span> to participate in the program<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The State Veterinarian<\/span>, in consultation with the Board<\/span> of Veterinary Medicine and relevant stakeholders, including the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, the Virginia Academy of Food Animal Practitioners, and the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, shall develop criteria for applicants to participate in the program<\/span>, which shall include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The geographic area of the Commonwealth that an applicant serves or would serve and the need for large animal veterinary services in such area; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The number of localities that an applicant serves or would serve; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The number of different large animal veterinarian<\/span> specialties in which an applicant practices; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The percentage of time an applicant devotes to large animal veterinary services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE VETERINARIAN; LARGE ANIMAL VETERINARY GRANT PROGRAM (\u00a7 3.2-5901.2)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Large animal veterinarian” means a person who is actively\nengaged in and is licensed to practice veterinary medicine pursuant to Chapter\n38 (§ 54.1-3800 et seq.) of Title 54.1 and whose specialties include\nlivestock, poultry, or equine, as that term is defined in § 3.2-6200.\n\t\t\t“Program” means the large animal veterinary grant program\nestablished by the State Veterinarian pursuant to subsection B.\n\nB. The State Veterinarian shall establish a large animal veterinary grant\nprogram to provide grants to increase or stabilize the number of large animal\nveterinarians practicing in areas of the Commonwealth that have been identified\nby the State Veterinarian as having a shortage of such veterinarians. The State\nVeterinarian shall annually select from a pool of applicants no more than four\nlarge animal veterinarians to participate in the program.\n\nC. The State Veterinarian, in consultation with the Board of Veterinary Medicine\nand relevant stakeholders, including the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, the\nVirginia Academy of Food Animal Practitioners, and the Virginia Veterinary\nMedical Association, shall develop criteria for applicants to participate in the\nprogram, which shall include:\n\n 1. The geographic area of the Commonwealth that an applicant serves or would\n serve and the need for large animal veterinary services in such area;\n\n 2. The number of localities that an applicant serves or would serve;\n\n 3. The number of different large animal veterinarian specialties in which an\n applicant practices; and\n\n 4. The percentage of time an applicant devotes to large animal veterinary\n services.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 258, 262.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}