Title 32 — Professions and Occupations

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Animal" means any animal other than human. 2. "Board" means the Arizona state veterinary medical examining board. 3. "Certified veterinary technician" means either: (a) A graduate of a minimum two-year American veterinar…

A. There shall be an Arizona state veterinary medical examining board consisting of nine members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. B. Each member shall serve for a term of four years. A member shall not serve more than two full terms. After notice and a hearin…

The chairman of the board shall make an annual report to the governor on or before October 1 of each year. The report shall include a summary of licenses or certificates denied, suspended or revoked and licensees censured and placed on probation and a financial statement for the …

A. The board shall hold one annual meeting and other meetings as necessary. Special meetings may be called by the chairman of the board. The time and place of the annual meeting and the method of giving notice of special meetings shall be fixed by the rules adopted by the board. …

A. The veterinary medical examining board fund is established. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the board shall deposit fifteen percent of all fees and other revenue accruing to the board in the state general fund and deposit the remaining eighty-five percent in the veteri…

(L24, Ch. 222, sec. 34. Eff. 7/1/28) A. The veterinary medical examining board fund is established. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the board shall deposit ten percent of all fees and other revenue accruing to the board in the state general fund and deposit the remaining …

Subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4, the board may employ personnel as it deems necessary to provide investigative, professional and clerical assistance as required to perform its duties under this article. Personnel are eligible to receive compensation in an amount as dete…

The primary duty of the board is to protect the public from unlawful, incompetent, unqualified, impaired or unprofessional practitioners of veterinary medicine through licensure and regulation of the profession in this state. The powers and duties of the board include: 1. Adminis…

Members, agents and employees of the board and members of board committees are immune from personal liability with respect to acts done and actions taken in good faith within the scope of their authority.

A. The board may establish a plan for the treatment and rehabilitation of licensees or certificate holders who are impaired by alcohol or drug abuse. The plan shall include education, intervention, therapeutic treatment and posttreatment monitoring and support. B. The board may c…

This chapter does not apply to: 1. A commissioned veterinary medical officer of the United States armed services or employees of the animal disease eradication division of the United States department of agriculture. 2. A person who treats an animal belonging to the person or the…

A. If an applicant for a veterinary license satisfactorily passes the examination given by the board, demonstrates a scientific and practical knowledge of the art and science of veterinary medicine and complies with this chapter, the board shall issue a license to the applicant t…

A. A person desiring to practice veterinary medicine or surgery, including as a faculty member at a veterinary college, shall apply in writing to the board for a license to practice. The application shall be on a form provided by the board and shall require the following informat…

A. All applicants for a veterinary license, not including a veterinary faculty member license, shall take an examination that consists of the following: 1. A state examination approved by the board. 2. The North American veterinary licensing examination. B. The state examination …

A. An applicant for a license issued under this chapter shall: 1. Be a graduate of a veterinary college that is accredited by the American veterinary medical association or hold a certificate issued by the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates, the program for t…

A. The board may issue temporary permits to veterinary license applicants and to veterinarians who are licensed in other states and who enter this state to provide voluntary services during a state of emergency as declared by the governor or the board of supervisors of the county…

The board shall issue a license to any person who is not licensed by examination to practice veterinary medicine in this state and who is employed as a veterinarian by this state or any political subdivision. An applicant for a license under the terms of this section shall apply …

A. The board may issue to a person residing within twenty-five miles of Arizona in the state of California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico or Utah, who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of residence and whose practice extends into this state, a permit in the …

A. Except as provided in subsection D of this section or section 32-4301, a license issued under this chapter remains in effect until December 31 of every even-numbered year unless it is suspended or revoked. Except as provided in section 32-4301, on submittal of an application f…

A. Every original application for a veterinary license or a veterinary faculty member license shall be accompanied by an examination fee of not more than four hundred dollars. B. For every issuance of a veterinary license or a veterinary faculty member license there shall be coll…

A. A person shall be regarded as practicing veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry within the meaning of this chapter who, within this state: 1. By advertisement, or by any notice, sign or other indication, or by a statement written, printed or oral, in public or in private, …

As used in this chapter, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct includes: 1. The fraudulent use of any certificate or other official form used in practice that would increase the hazard of dissemination of disease, the transportation of diseased animals or the sale of inedible fo…

A. The board, by majority consent, may revoke or suspend a permit or license granted to any person under this chapter or may impose a civil penalty of not to exceed one thousand dollars against any veterinarian or the responsible veterinarian, or both, for: 1. Unprofessional or d…

A. If the board receives information indicating that a veterinarian may have engaged in unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, and if it appears after investigation that the information may be true, the board may issue a notice of formal hearing or the board may request an infor…

B. If after completion of this preliminary investigation the staff investigator believes that there would not be a violation of this chapter if the allegations were proven to be true or if the complaint does not fall under the jurisdiction of the board, the board shall review the…

A. The board, by majority consent, may refuse to issue or renew a permit or license for any of the causes prescribed in section 32-2233. The procedure for refusal to issue or renew a license or permit, or both, shall be as provided in section 32-2234. B. If a permit or license is…

A. The board shall appoint one or more investigative committees, each consisting of three licensed veterinarians who are not board members and two members of the general public who are not board members. The board shall appoint and dismiss members of investigative committees. Eac…

A. A person is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor who: 1. Practices veterinary medicine or surgery under an assumed name. 2. Falsely impersonates another practitioner. 3. Fraudulently obtains a veterinary medical diploma, license or record of registration. 4. Practices veterinary me…

A. A veterinarian who reasonably suspects or believes that an animal has been a victim of abuse, cruelty or neglect or has been involved in animal fighting shall report that suspicion, or cause a report to be made, to law enforcement within forty-eight hours after treatment or ex…

A. A veterinarian who reasonably suspects or believes that a client or person is trying to obtain controlled substances with an intent other than to treat the patient animal shall report that suspicion, or cause a report to be made, to local law enforcement within forty-eight hou…

[Repealed or reserved.]

A. Any person may report to the board any information the person has that appears to show that a veterinarian is or may be medically incompetent or is or may be guilty of: 1. Unprofessional conduct. 2. Animal abuse. B. A person who reports information to the board in good faith p…

A. If an animal dies in the care of a veterinarian or an animal's owner brings a dead animal to a veterinarian and the animal's owner requests that the animal be buried, the veterinarian shall notify the owner if the burial is to be done in a landfill. B. If the owner chooses cre…

B. The licensed veterinarian who made the appointment shall provide in-person training to each person appointed to administer rabies vaccines pursuant to subsection A of this section. On satisfactory completion of this training, the licensed veterinarian who made the appointment …

1. The veterinarian is licensed pursuant to this chapter or holds a permit pursuant to section 32-2217.01. 2. The veterinarian obtains informed consent from the client, including an acknowledgement that the standards of care prescribed by this chapter apply to in-person visits an…

A certified veterinary technician may perform those services authorized by the board pursuant to section 32-2245 in the employ of and under the direction, supervision and control of a licensed veterinarian who shall be responsible for the performance of the certified veterinary t…

A. A person desiring to be certified as a veterinary technician shall apply in writing to the board on a form furnished by the board. B. The applicant shall be at least eighteen years of age and shall furnish satisfactory evidence of graduation from a two-year curriculum in veter…

The board shall adopt rules and regulations governing the written examinations and practical demonstrations by which all applicants shall be tested and shall provide for giving reasonable notice of the time and place for examinations.

An applicant who passes the examination prescribed by the board, on payment of the fee established by the board within one year after passing the examination, shall receive a certificate in a form prescribed by the board.

A. The board shall adopt rules and regulations pertaining to and limiting the services performed by a certified veterinary technician. B. Services performed by a certified veterinary technician shall not include surgery, diagnosis or prognosis of animal diseases or prescribing of…

A certificate issued pursuant to this article shall expire on December 31 of every even-numbered year unless suspended or revoked. On payment of the renewal fee, a certificate is renewed for a period of two years.

Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired certificate may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular re…

Except as provided in section 32-4301, a person who fails to renew a certificate within three years after its expiration may not renew it, and it shall not be restored, reissued or reinstated thereafter, but the person may apply for and obtain a new certificate if: 1. No fact, ci…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the board may: 1. Take one or more of the following actions: (a) Revoke or suspend a certificate. (b) Issue a decree of censure. (c) Place a certified veterinary technician on probation. (d) Impose a civil penalty not to exce…

The board shall establish the fees provided for in this article in amounts not to exceed the following: 1. Application and examination fee, one hundred fifty dollars. 2. Issuance of a certificate fee, twenty-five dollars in even-numbered years and fifty dollars in odd-numbered ye…

Any person licensed or certified pursuant to this chapter who gratuitously and in good faith gives emergency treatment to a sick or injured animal at the scene of an emergency shall not be liable in damages to the owner of such animal in the absence of gross negligence.

A. A person shall not provide veterinary services, including diagnosis, treatment, dentistry, surgery or dispensing prescription-only veterinary drugs, to the public without a license issued by the board. B. A premises license shall be for a fixed location where a veterinarian re…

B. The application shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the board and shall contain: 1. The name and location of the premises. 2. The name of the person owning the premises and the name and signature of the veterinarian responsible to the board for the operation of the …

The board may establish and collect in advance fees, not to exceed the following: 1. For issuance of a license: (a) In an odd-numbered year, one hundred dollars. (b) In an even-numbered year, fifty dollars. 2. For renewal of a license, two hundred dollars. 3. For a duplicate lice…

A. The board may take disciplinary action against the responsible veterinarian, may place the responsible veterinarian on probation or may revoke, suspend, refuse to issue or refuse to renew a premises license for any of the following grounds: 1. Failure to notify the board in wr…