Title 20 — Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-196. Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine. (a) There shall be a Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine. The board shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, as follows: Three members of said board shall be pra…

Sec. 20-196a. Fiscal and clerical assistance provided by Commissioner of Agriculture. Section 20-196a is repealed. (1959, P.A. 647, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 20-196b. Board powers and duties. The Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine shall (1) hear and decide matters concerning suspension or revocation of licensure, (2) adjudicate complaints filed against practitioners licensed under this chapter and (3) impose sanctions where…

Sec. 20-196c. Transfer of board personnel from Department of Consumer Protection to Department of Health Services. Section 20-196c is repealed. (P.A. 80-484, S. 145, 176; P.A. 86-123, S. 11.)

Sec. 20-197. License required. Practice defined. Veterinarian-client-patient relationship. Requirement. (a) No person shall practice veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry until such person has obtained a license as provided in section 20-199. A person shall be construed to pr…

Sec. 20-198. Qualifications for examination. Approved schools. Denial of eligibility for licensure. (a) No person shall be granted a license to practice veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry until the department finds that such person (1) was graduated with the degree of doct…

Sec. 20-199. Examination. Fee. No person shall be issued a license until such person has taken and passed, with a minimum passing grade established by the department with the consent of the board, written, oral or practical examinations prescribed by the department with the advic…

Sec. 20-200. Issuance of license or temporary permit to persons licensed to practice in another state or territory. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-198, the Department of Public Health may issue a license by endorsement to any veterinarian of good professional ch…

Sec. 20-201. Renewal of license. Said department shall, annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88, issue to each licensed veterinarian in the state, presenting an application for renewal of his or her license accompanied by the professional services fee for cla…

Sec. 20-201a. Continuing education: Definitions; contact hours; attestation; record-keeping; exemptions, waivers and extensions; reinstatement of void licenses. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Contact hour” means a min…

Sec. 20-202. Disciplinary action; grounds. After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in the regulations established by the Commissioner of Public Health, said board may take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 for any of the following causes: (1) The present…

Sec. 20-203. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of said board taken under section 19a-17 may appeal therefrom as provided in section 4-183. Such appeal shall be privileged. (1949 Rev., S. 4605; 1957, P.A. 360, S. 6; 1971, P.A. 179, S. 14; 870, S. 63; P.A. 76-436, S.…

Sec. 20-204. Charges against veterinarian. Section 20-204 is repealed. (1957, P.A. 360, S. 5; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-204a. Allegations of wrongdoing, investigation by department. Disclosure to complainant. (a) The department shall investigate each allegation of any act or omission by a veterinarian specified in section 20-202. The investigation shall be conducted in accordance with the …

Sec. 20-204b. Reporting of animal fighting for amusement or gain to law enforcement agency or animal control officer. (a) Any veterinarian licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, who in the course of his or her employment, has reasonable cause to suspect that …

Sec. 20-205. When provisions not applicable. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any (1) person in governmental employ while acting in the scope of his or her employment, (2) person who furnishes medical or surgical assistance without compensation in an emergency, (…

Sec. 20-205a. Disposition of abandoned animals. Any veterinarian may dispose of any animal abandoned in his establishment, provided he shall give notice of his intention to do so to the owner at his last-known address by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and…

Sec. 20-205b. Euthanization of cat or dog by licensed veterinarian. Exceptions. Penalty. Defense. (a) Whenever any cat or dog is euthanized, such euthanization shall be performed in a humane manner by a licensed veterinarian, provided nothing in this section shall be construed to…

Sec. 20-206. Penalty. (a) Any person who practices veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the disciplinary actions specified in section 19a-17. (b) Any person not licensed as provided in this chapter who…