Florida Statutes Title XXXII Chapter 474 - Veterinary Medical Practice
- 474.201 - Purpose.
The Legislature finds that the practice of veterinary medicine is potentially dangerous to the public health and safety if conducted by incompetent and unlicensed practitioners....
- 474.202 - Definitions.
As used in this chapter:(1) “Animal” means any mammal other than a human being or any bird, amphibian, fish, or reptile, wild or domestic, living or...
- 474.203 - Exemptions.
This chapter does not apply to:(1) Any faculty member practicing only in conjunction with teaching duties at a school or college of veterinary medicine located in...
- 474.204 - Board Of Veterinary Medicine.
(1) To carry out the provisions of this chapter, there is created within the department the Board of Veterinary Medicine consisting of seven members, who shall...
- 474.205 - Headquarters.
The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-228; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 16, ch....
- 474.206 - Authority To Make Rules.
The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon it.History.—ss. 1,...
- 474.2065 - Fees.
The board, by rule, shall establish fees for application and examination, reexamination, license renewal, inactive status, renewal of inactive status, license reactivation, periodic inspection of...
- 474.207 - Licensure By Examination.
(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a veterinarian shall apply to the department to take a licensure examination. The board may by rule adopt...
- 474.211 - Renewal Of License.
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee and an affidavit of compliance with continuing education requirements set by...
- 474.2125 - Temporary License.
(1) The board shall adopt rules providing for the issuance of a temporary license to a licensed veterinarian of another state for the purpose of enabling...
- 474.213 - Prohibitions; Penalties.
(1) No person shall:(a) Lead the public to believe that such person is licensed as a veterinarian, or is engaged in the licensed practice of veterinary medicine,...
- 474.214 - Disciplinary Proceedings.
(1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken:(a) Attempting to procure a license to practice veterinary medicine...
- 474.2145 - Subpoena Of Certain Records.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may issue subpoenas duces tecum requiring the names and addresses of some or all the...
- 474.215 - Premises Permits.
(1) Any establishment, permanent or mobile, where a licensed veterinarian practices must have a premises permit issued by the department. Upon application and payment of a...
- 474.216 - License And Premises Permit To Be Displayed.
Each person to whom a license or premises permit is issued shall keep such document conspicuously displayed in her or his office, place of business,...
- 474.2165 - Ownership And Control Of Veterinary Medical Patient Records; Report Or Copies Of Records To Be Furnished.
(1) As used in this section, the term “records owner” means any veterinarian who generates a medical record after making a physical examination of, or administering...
- 474.2167 - Confidentiality Of Animal Medical Records.
(1) The following records held by any state college of veterinary medicine that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education are confidential...
- 474.217 - Licensure By Endorsement.
(1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting a fee set by the board,...
- 474.2185 - Veterinarians Consent; Handwriting Samples; Mental Or Physical Examinations.
A veterinarian who accepts a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall, by so accepting the license or by making and filing a...
- 474.221 - Impaired Practitioner Provisions; Applicability.
Notwithstanding the transfer of the Division of Medical Quality Assurance to the Department of Health or any other provision of law to the contrary, veterinarians...
Last modified: September 23, 2016