Oregon Statutes - Chapter 686 - Veterinarians; Veterinary Technicians

686.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) �Animal medical problem� means any wound, injury, disease, discomfort, abnormality, deformity or defect of...
686.020 License required to practice veterinary medicine; title and abbreviations usable by licensees.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, no person shall: (a) Practice veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry, in this state unless the person holds...
686.030 Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine.
A person practices veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry when the person does any of the following in this state: (1) Diagnoses, treats or prognosticates an...
686.040 Application of ORS 686.020 (1)(a); consultation with individual licensed in other state.
(1) ORS 686.020 (1)(a) does not apply to commissioned veterinary officers of the United States Army, or those in the employ of other United States...
686.045 Qualifications for license.
No person shall be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state unless the person: (1) Is a graduate of a veterinary college or a...
686.050 [Repealed by 1953 c.624 §9]
686.055 Application for license; retaining application and examination papers.
(1) A person desiring to practice veterinary medicine, dentistry or surgery in this state shall make a written application to the executive director of the...
686.060 [Repealed by 1953 c.624 §9]
686.065 Issuance of temporary license to certain applicants.
(1) An applicant for a license may be issued a temporary license by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board who at the time of...
686.070 [Repealed by 1953 c.624 §9]
686.075 Examination of applicants; rules.
(1) All applicants for a license shall be given a written examination which may, in the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board�s discretion, be supplemented...
686.080 [Amended by 1963 c.134 §1; 1975 c.619 §3; 1977 c.399 §3; 1987 c.651 §5; renumbered 686.255 in 1987]
686.085 Serving internship before being eligible for license.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, an applicant for a license shall serve an internship of not less than...
686.090 [Repealed by 1953 c.624 §9]
686.095 Issuance of licenses.
If upon an examination judged by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board sufficiently comprehensive to enable the applicant to actively engage in the practice...
686.100 [Repealed by 1953 c.624 §9]
686.110 Renewal of licenses or permits.
(1) A license or permit shall be renewed when the holder: (a) Requests renewal; (b) Pays a fee to the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining...
686.120 Grounds for discipline.
(1) With the consent of five members, the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board may discipline in accordance with ORS 686.150 any permit or license...
686.130 �Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct� defined.
�Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct,� as used in this chapter, includes: (1) The fraudulent use or misuse of any health certificate, shipping certificate, brand inspection certificate,...
686.132 Grounds for refusal to issue or renew license or permit.
The Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board may refuse to issue or renew a license or permit if it finds that the applicant has committed...
686.135 License or permit denial and discipline procedures; rules; confidential information.
(1) When the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board proposes to refuse to issue or renew a license or permit under ORS 686.110 (1)(c), 686.120...
686.140 [Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
686.150 Disciplinary sanctions.
If, pursuant to ORS 686.120 and 686.135, the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board determines that disciplinary action is necessary, the board may take any...
686.160 Reapplication after license withheld or revoked; commencing practice after suspension.
(1) If a license is withheld, not renewed, or revoked for a violation of ORS 686.120 or 686.130, the practitioner may not again apply for...
686.170 Appointment of committee to investigate alleged violations of chapter.
(1) The Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board is authorized to appoint a committee of not less than three licensed, practicing veterinarians to investigate any...
686.210 Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board; appointment; qualifications; term; confirmation; executive director; rulemaking authority.
(1) There is created the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board, which shall carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The...
686.220 Officers; quorum.
There shall be elected by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board at its first meeting from its members, a president who shall preside at...
686.230 Compensation and expenses of members.
A member is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. [Amended by 1963 c.58 §1; 1967 c.191 §3; 1969 c.314 §87]
686.240 Employment of investigator and other employees.
When it is considered necessary by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board for the proper execution of the duties imposed upon it, the board...
686.245 [Formerly 686.280; repealed by 1973 c.427 §30 (686.246 enacted in lieu of 686.245)]
686.246 Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board Account; disposition of receipts.
The Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by...
686.250 [Amended by 1967 c.334 §6; repealed by 1973 c.829 §71]
686.252 [1985 c.112 §10; repealed by 1993 c.491 §17]
686.255 Fees; how determined.
(1) The Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board may impose fees for the following: (a) License or permit issuance or renewal. (b) Examination for licensure....
686.260 Investigation of violations; rules; informing district attorney or Attorney General.
(1) Upon the complaint of any resident of this state, or upon its own initiative, the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board may investigate any...
686.270 Injunction against violations.
If at any time the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board concludes that any person is violating the Oregon veterinary medical laws the board may,...
686.280 [Renumbered 686.245]
686.290 Courts having jurisdiction.
Justice courts and circuit courts have concurrent jurisdiction of prosecutions for the violation of this chapter. [Amended by 1979 c.562 §31; 1993 c.491 §11] VETERINARY
686.350 [1975 c.619 §7; 1987 c.651 §8; 1989 c.171 §78; 1993 c.491 §12; repealed by 2003 c.178 §11]
686.360 Duties that may be performed by veterinary technician; rules.
All duties of a veterinary technician must be performed under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board shall promulgate...
686.370 Examination for license.
(1) All applicants for a veterinary technician license shall be given a written examination to determine their knowledge of animal care, handling, basic comparative mammalian...
686.375 Veterinary technician license; fee; rules.
Upon application, accompanied by payment of the fee adopted by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board by rule, the board shall issue a veterinary...
686.380 [1975 c.619 §10; 1977 c.399 §8; repealed by 1985 c.112 §8]
686.390 [1975 c.619 §11; repealed by 1977 c.399 §9]
686.410 Continuing education required; rules.
(1) Each veterinarian or veterinary technician licensed in this state shall satisfactorily continue professional education in subjects related to the practice of veterinary medicine or...
686.420 Notice of license expiration; rules; effect of failure to comply with criteria for continuing education; waiver.
(1) A license to practice veterinary medicine or to act as a veterinary technician expires on December 31 or on such date as may be...
686.440 Immunity from civil liability for emergency treatment.
(1) A veterinarian or veterinary technician is not civilly liable for the acts or omissions described in subsection (2) of this section if: (a) The...
686.442 Legislative findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds that there is a direct link between the problems of animal abuse and human abuse and further finds that for the...
686.445 Reporting of abandoned, neglected or abused animals; immunity from liability for report; reporting animals injured by trapping device.
(1) Except as provided in ORS 686.455, licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians may report to peace officers, animal control officers or officers of private organizations...
686.450 Definitions.
As used in ORS 686.450 to 686.465 and 686.990 (3): (1)(a) �Aggravated animal abuse� means any animal abuse as described in ORS 167.322. (b) �Aggravated...
686.455 Duty to report aggravated animal abuse.
(1) A veterinarian who has reasonable cause to believe that an animal with which the veterinarian has come in contact has suffered aggravated animal abuse,...
686.460 Duty of law enforcement agency after receiving report of aggravated animal abuse.
(1) A law enforcement agency receiving a report of suspected aggravated animal abuse pursuant to ORS 609.654 or 686.455 shall investigate the nature and cause...
686.465 Immunity for reporting in good faith.
A veterinarian who acts in good faith and has reasonable grounds for making a report of suspected aggravated animal abuse under ORS 686.455 is not...
686.510 Euthanasia Task Force; fees; use of fees.
The Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board may establish a certified Euthanasia Task Force and may assess application and certification fees against certified euthanasia technicians...
686.990 Penalties.
(1) Violation of ORS 686.020 (1)(a) is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) In addition to any other sanction imposed by law, the Oregon State Veterinary...

Last modified: August 7, 2008