West Virginia Code 30-10-14 – Scope of practice for an animal euthanasia technician
(a) A certified animal euthanasia technician may euthanize animals assigned to the care of an animal control facility.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-10-14
- Animal: means any animal other than human, and the term includes fowl, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Animal control facility: means a municipal or county operated humane society or animal shelter incorporated and organized under the laws of this state, or a humane society or an animal shelter classified as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service, with at least one certified animal euthanasia technician. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Board: means the West Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Certified animal euthanasia technician: means a person who is certified by the board to euthanize animals in accordance with the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
(b) A certified animal euthanasia technician shall practice euthanasia within the limitations imposed by this article and rules promulgated by the board under this article.
(c) A certified animal euthanasia technician may not practice or offer to practice his or her profession outside the direct authority of the animal control facility which employs him or her or otherwise contracts for his or her services.
(d) A certified animal euthanasia technician is not qualified and may not indicate that he or she is qualified to act in any capacity relative to animals beyond his or her specified and regulated authority to euthanize animals at the instruction of the animal control facility by which he or she is employed.
(e) Annually, before January 15, a certified animal euthanasia technician shall report to the board the number of animals euthanized at his or her facility during the previous calendar year.