California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 11 — Veterinary Medicine, Article 2.5 — Registered Veterinary Technicians, Section 4841.2
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a graduate of a recognized veterinary college shall not perform animal health care tasks otherwise performed by a registered veterinary technician unless the graduate has obtained licensure or registration as otherwise required under this chapter.
(b) If, on or before January 1, 2020, a graduate of a recognized veterinary college has performed animal health care tasks otherwise performed by a registered veterinary technician, the graduate shall discontinue performing such duties on or after January 1, 2020, unless the graduate is issued a license or registration as otherwise required under this chapter.
Notes
Prohibits a recognized veterinary-college graduate from performing animal-health tasks otherwise performed by a registered veterinary technician without the license or registration required by the chapter. A graduate who performed those tasks on or before January 1, 2020, had to stop on or after that date unless the graduate obtained the required license or registration.
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