333.18811 Veterinarian or veterinary technician; license or authorization required; prohibited conduct; use of words, titles, or letters.
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333.18811 Veterinarian or veterinary technician; license or authorization required; prohibited conduct; use of words, titles, or letters.
Sec. 18811.
(1)A person shall not engage in the practice of veterinary medicine unless licensed or otherwise authorized by this article.
(2)After July 1, 1979, an individual shall not practice as a veterinary technician without a license.
(3)A veterinary technician shall not diagnose animal diseases, prescribe medical or surgical treatment, or perform as a surgeon.
(4)The following words, titles, or letters or a combination thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this part to use the terms and in a way prescribed in this part: "veterinary", "veterinarian", "veterinary doctor", "veterinary surgeon", "doctor of veterinary medicine", "v.m.d.", "d.v.m.", "animal technician", or "animal technologist".
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 353, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 406 , Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
Popular Name: Act 368