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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 539 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. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0306\">306<\/a>; in 2024, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0604\">604<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65440,"section_number":"54.1-2400","catch_line":"General powers and duties of health regulatory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2400\/"},{"id":86600,"section_number":"54.1-3800","catch_line":"Practice of veterinary medicine","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244157,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61824,"identifier":"54.1-3804","token":"54.1\/III\/38\/54.1-3804","url":"\/54.1-3804\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3804\/","token":"54.1\/III\/38\/54.1-3804","dublin_core":{"Title":"Specific powers of Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3804","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In addition to the powers granted in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"General powers and duties of health regulatory boards\" href=\"\/54.1-2400\/\">54.1-2400<\/a>, the Board shall have the following specific powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> To establish essential requirements and standards for approval of veterinary programs. <a id=\"paragraph-225778\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3804\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> 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. <a id=\"paragraph-225779\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3804\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> To regulate, inspect, and register all establishments, premises, and satellite offices where veterinary medicine is practiced. <a id=\"paragraph-225780\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3804\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> To establish requirements for the licensure of persons engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Practice of veterinary medicine\" href=\"\/54.1-3800\/\">54.1-3800<\/a>, as part of a veterinary medical education program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education and located in the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-225781\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3804\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIFIC POWERS OF BOARD (\u00a7 54.1-3804)\n\nIn addition to the powers granted in \u00a7 54.1-2400, the Board shall have the\nfollowing specific powers and duties:\n\n1. To establish essential requirements and standards for approval of veterinary\nprograms.\n\n2. To establish and monitor programs for the practical training of qualified\nstudents of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in programs of\nveterinary medicine or veterinary technology at institutions of higher\neducation.\n\n3. To regulate, inspect, and register all establishments, premises, and\nsatellite offices where veterinary medicine is practiced.\n\n4. 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