Section 180. Requirements to be registered as a veterinary establishment

Part V. Veterinary Establishments

A. Every veterinary establishment shall apply for registration on a form provided by the board and may be issued a permit as a full-service or restricted service establishment. Every veterinary establishment shall have a veterinarian-in-charge registered with the board in order to operate.

1. Veterinary medicine may only be practiced out of a registered establishment except in emergency situations or in limited specialized practices as provided in 18VAC150-20-171. The injection of a microchip for identification purposes shall only be performed in a veterinary establishment, except personnel of animal shelters or pounds may inject animals while in their possession.

2. Applications for permits must be made to the board 45 days in advance of opening or changing the location of the establishment or requesting a change in category to a full-service establishment.

B. A veterinary establishment will be registered by the board when:

1. It is inspected by the board and is found to meet the standards set forth by 18VAC150-20-190 and 18VAC150-20-200 where applicable. If, during a new or routine inspection, violations or deficiencies are found necessitating a reinspection, the prescribed reinspection fee will be levied. Failure to pay the fee shall be deemed unprofessional conduct and, until paid, the establishment shall be deemed to be unregistered.

2. A veterinarian currently licensed by and in good standing with the board is registered with the board in writing as veterinarian-in-charge and has paid the establishment registration fee.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR645-01-1 § 4.1, eff. June 10, 1987; amended, Volume 06, Issue 26, eff. October 31, 1990; Volume 12, Issue 09, eff. February 21, 1996; Volume 15, Issue 05, eff. December 23, 1998; Volume 19, Issue 09, eff. March 1, 2003; Volume 26, Issue 04, eff. November 25, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.