Veterinary drug order means a lawful order or prescription of a veterinarian licensed to practice in this state issued pursuant to a bona fide veterinarian-client-patient relationship. For purposes of the Veterinary Drug Distribution Licensing Act, a veterinary drug order expires and becomes void one hundred eighty days after the date of issue.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-8910

  • Distribution: means the act of receiving orders, possessing, warehousing, and record keeping related to the sale and delivery of veterinary legend drugs. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8906
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Veterinarian-client-patient relationship: means a relationship pursuant to which (1) a veterinarian has assumed the responsibility for making clinical judgments regarding the health of an animal and the need for medical treatment and the client has agreed to follow the veterinarian's instructions, (2) the veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of the animal to initiate at least a general or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal, meaning that the veterinarian has recently seen and is personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the animal by virtue of an examination of the animal or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal is kept, and (3) the veterinarian is readily available or has arranged for emergency coverage and for followup evaluation in the event of adverse reactions or the failure of the treatment regimen. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8908
  • Veterinary drug order: means a lawful order or prescription of a veterinarian licensed to practice in this state issued pursuant to a bona fide veterinarian-client-patient relationship. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8910