New Hampshire Revised Statutes 332-B:2 – License Required and Exceptions
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Except as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 332-B:9, no person may practice veterinary medicine in the state who is not a licensed veterinarian or the holder of a valid temporary permit issued by the board. This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit:
I. An employee of the federal, state, or local government performing official duties.
II. A person who is a regular student in a veterinary school working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
III. A person advising with respect to or performing acts which the board by rule has prescribed as accepted livestock management practices.
IV. A veterinarian regularly licensed in another state consulting with a licensed veterinarian in this state.
V. The owner of an animal or the owner’s regular employee caring for and treating the animal belonging to such owner, except where the ownership of the animal was transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter.
VI. A member of the faculty of a veterinary school performing regular functions, or a person lecturing, or giving instructions or demonstrations at a veterinary school or in connection with a continuing education course or seminar.
VII. Any person selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide, or herbicide.
VIII. Any person engaging in bona fide scientific research which reasonably requires experimentation involving animals.
IX. A person from doing veterinary or surgical work or giving advice to the person’s neighbors; provided that the person does not make a regular practice thereof or receive pecuniary consideration.
X. An animal owner or his or her designated agent performing treatment as prescribed by a veterinarian with a valid veterinarian-patient relationship.
I. An employee of the federal, state, or local government performing official duties.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 332-B:2
- Animal: means any animal other than man and includes fowl, birds, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 332-B:1
- Board: means the board of veterinary medicine established in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 332-B:1
- Licensed veterinarian: means a person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 332-B:1
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative, and corporation, or any other group or combination acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any other kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative of such person. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 332-B:1
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Veterinarian: means a person who has received a doctor's degree in veterinary medicine from an accredited school of veterinary medicine or other veterinary school approved by the board, or a person from a foreign veterinary school holding an ECFVG certificate or a PAVE certificate. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 332-B:1
- Veterinary medicine: means and includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry, and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 332-B:1
II. A person who is a regular student in a veterinary school working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
III. A person advising with respect to or performing acts which the board by rule has prescribed as accepted livestock management practices.
IV. A veterinarian regularly licensed in another state consulting with a licensed veterinarian in this state.
V. The owner of an animal or the owner’s regular employee caring for and treating the animal belonging to such owner, except where the ownership of the animal was transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter.
VI. A member of the faculty of a veterinary school performing regular functions, or a person lecturing, or giving instructions or demonstrations at a veterinary school or in connection with a continuing education course or seminar.
VII. Any person selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide, or herbicide.
VIII. Any person engaging in bona fide scientific research which reasonably requires experimentation involving animals.
IX. A person from doing veterinary or surgical work or giving advice to the person’s neighbors; provided that the person does not make a regular practice thereof or receive pecuniary consideration.
X. An animal owner or his or her designated agent performing treatment as prescribed by a veterinarian with a valid veterinarian-patient relationship.