Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 4741 · 49 active provisions
As used in this chapter:(A) "Animal" means any animal other than a human being and includes fowl, birds, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead.(B) The "practice of veterinary medicine" means the practice of any person who performs any of the following actions:(1) Diagnoses, prevents, or treats any diseas…
There shall be a state veterinary medical licensing board consisting of seven members, who have been legal residents of this state for not less than five years, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, as follows: five members who have been licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this st…
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board shall meet at least once in each calendar year and may hold additional meetings as often as it considers necessary to conduct the business of the board. The president of the board may call special meetings, and the executive director shall call special meetings upon the…
A veterinary-client-patient relationship serves as the basis for interaction between veterinarians, their clients, and their patients. A veterinary-client-patient relationship exists when all of the following conditions have been met: (A) A veterinarian assumes responsibility for making clinical judgments regarding the…
(A) As used in this section: (1) "Human food product" means livestock raised for human consumption or livestock whose products are used for human consumption. (2) "Livestock" means porcine animals, bovine animals, caprine animals, ovine animals, and poultry. (3) "Tele-advice" means the provision of any health informati…
The attorney general, state veterinary medical licensing board, state board of pharmacy, and Ohio veterinary medical association shall collaborate in the development of resources and educational materials to enhance the ability of veterinarians to identify current or potential clients who may abuse opioids and may use…
(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter. (B) In addition to any other eligib…
Whenever an applicant for a license to practice veterinary medicine has graduated from a veterinary college approved by the state veterinary medical licensing board or accredited by the American veterinary medical association or has been issued a certificate on or after May 1, 1987, by the education commission for fore…
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board shall issue a license to practice veterinary medicine in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a govern…
The state veterinary medical licensing board may issue a limited license to practice veterinary medicine to an individual whose sole professional capacity is with a veterinary academic institution or veterinary technology institution recognized by the board in accordance with rules the board adopts or with a government…
The state veterinary medical licensing board may issue, without the examination required pursuant to section 4741.11 of the Revised Code, a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine to a nonresident veterinarian holding a license which is not revoked, suspended, expired, or under any restrictions and is otherwis…
(A) A person who has done both of the following may submit an application to the state veterinary medical licensing board for a provisional veterinary graduate license: (1) Graduated from a veterinary college approved by the board; (2) Applied for and is waiting to take a nationally recognized examination approved by t…
(A) A license to practice veterinary medicine issued by the state veterinary medical licensing board pursuant to sections 4741.11 to 4741.13 of the Revised Code expires biennially on the first day of March in even-numbered years. A limited license to practice veterinary medicine issued by the board pursuant to those se…
(A) Applicants or registrants shall pay to the state veterinary medical licensing board: (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, for an initial veterinary license, two hundred seventy-five dollars; (2) For an initial limited license to practice veterinary medicine for an intern, resident in a…
Any licensed veterinarian who desires to temporarily or permanently retire from practice and who has given the state veterinary medical licensing board notice in writing to that effect may be certified by the board as being retired, provided the licensed veterinarian's license is in good standing. The board may by rule…
No person shall sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish a license or a temporary permit or abet therein. No person shall practice veterinary medicine in this state under cover of any license or temporary permit fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation or issued through an e…
(A) Unless exempted under this chapter, no person shall practice veterinary medicine, or any of its branches, without a license or limited license issued by the state veterinary medical licensing board pursuant to sections 4741.11 to 4741.13 of the Revised Code, a temporary permit issued pursuant to section 4741.14 of…
This chapter does not apply to:(A) A person who administers to animals, the title to which is vested in the person's self, except when the title is so vested for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this chapter. No person shall vest title of an animal in the person's self for the purposes of circumventing th…
(A) As used in this section, "chemical capture" and "certified officer" have the same meanings as in section 955.151 of the Revised Code. (B) This chapter does not apply to an act of chemical capture by a certified officer in accordance with section 955.151 of the Revised Code.
No licensed veterinarian or any person under a licensed veterinarian's control or employ shall do any advertising which:(A) Is false or misleads any person to act to the person's detriment in the care or treatment of any animal;(B) Is done with a purpose to deceive or defraud, or tends to deceive or defraud, any person…
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board may, except as provided in division (B) of this section, refuse to issue or renew a license, limited license, registration, or temporary permit to or of any applicant who, and may issue a reprimand to, suspend or revoke the license, limited license, registration, or the…
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board may, prior to or after a hearing conducted under section 4741.22 of the Revised Code, and in lieu of taking or in addition to any action it may take under that section, refer any veterinarian or registered veterinarian technician: (1) Who experiences alcohol or substance…
No person licensed to practice veterinary medicine or holding a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine shall:(A) Fraudulently issue or use any health certificate, inspection certificate, vaccination certificate, test chart, or other blank form used in the practice of veterinary medicine relating to the dissem…
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, any person whose license, registration, or temporary permit is suspended or revoked may, at the discretion of the state veterinary medical licensing board, be relicensed or reregistered to practice at any time without an examination, on application made to the boa…
All receipts of the state veterinary medical licensing board shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.