§ 43-51-11. Provision by State Agencies Operating and Maintaining Facilities of at Least One Licensed Operator in Each Departmental District
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any state agency which operates and maintains facilities contemplated by this chapter shall be required to have a minimum of one licensed operator in each departmental district. History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1074, § 6.
§ 43-50-42. Issuance and Renewal of Temporary License for Transitioning Service Members
Pursuant to Code Section 43-1-34, the board may issue a temporary license to transitioning service members. The temporary license shall expire on the date that permanent licenses are issued to persons who have passed the examination, which examination occurred immediately following the issuance of the temporary license. A temporary license issued pursuant to this Code […]
§ 43-50-43. Veterinary Faculty Licenses
The board may, in its discretion, issue a veterinary faculty license to any qualified applicant associated with one of this state’s institutions of higher learning and involved either in research activities within such institution or in the instructional program of either undergraduate or graduate veterinary medical students, subject to the following conditions: That the holder […]
§ 43-50-44. Exemptions From Article
This article shall not be construed to prohibit: An employee of the federal, state, or local government or any contractual partner thereof from performing his or her duties relating to animals owned by, on loan to, or under the control of such employer or the control of stray animals; or Any employee of a public […]
§ 43-50-45. Unlawful Acts; Penalties; Injunctions
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice veterinary medicine without a valid license or for any person to use the designation veterinarian, licensed veterinarian, or any other designation indicating licensure status, including abbreviations, or hold themselves out as a veterinarian unless duly licensed as such. It shall be unlawful for any person to […]
§ 43-50-50. Purpose of Part
It is the purpose of this part to encourage more effective utilization of the skills of licensed veterinarians by enabling them to delegate certain veterinary health care tasks to licensed veterinary technicians where such delegation is consistent with the animal patient’s health and welfare. History. Code 1981, § 43-50-50 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, […]
§ 43-50-51. Practice of Veterinary Technology by Licensed Veterinary Technician
Subject to the provisions of this Code section, the practice of veterinary technology by a licensed veterinary technician shall not be a violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-50-30 or subsection (a) of Code Section 43-50-45. No licensed veterinary technician shall make a diagnosis or prognosis, prescribe treatment, perform surgery, or prescribe medication for […]
§ 43-50-52. Application for License as Veterinary Technician; Qualifications; Examination; Renewal; Applicants Registered in Other States; Board’s Responsibility
Any person desiring to work as a licensed veterinary technician in this state shall apply to the board for a license as a veterinary technician. All such applications shall be made on forms provided by the board and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be required by the board. The application shall include […]
§ 43-50-53. Administration of Examinations; Reexamination; Reactivation
The board shall approve an examination to measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the practice as a licensed veterinary technician and shall set by rule or regulation the score needed to pass any such examination. If an applicant fails an examination, the applicant may take a subsequent examination upon payment of license […]
§ 43-50-54. Supervision Required; Prohibited Activities of Technician
Any licensed veterinary technician must at all times be under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian whenever practicing veterinary technology in this state. The level of supervision shall be consistent with the delegated animal health care task. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of Code Section 43-50-51, a licensed veterinarian may in his or […]