(1) ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) does not apply to commissioned veterinary officers of the United States Army, or those in the employ of other United States Government agencies while engaged in their official capacity, unless they enter into a private practice.

(2) Nothing in ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) shall be so construed as to prevent any person or the agent or employee of the person from practicing veterinary medicine and surgery or dentistry in a humane manner on any animal belonging to the person, agent or employee or for gratuitous services or from dehorning and vaccinating cattle for the person, agent or employee.

(3) Nothing in ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) shall be so construed as to prevent the selling of veterinary remedies and instruments by a licensed pharmacist at the regular place of business of the licensed pharmacist.

(4) A practitioner of allied health methods may practice that method on animals without violating ORS § 686.020 (1)(a), as long as the practice is in conformance with laws and rules governing the practitioner’s practice and the practice is upon referral from a licensed veterinarian for treatment or therapy specified by the veterinarian.

(5) ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) does not apply to the lay testing of poultry by the whole blood agglutination test.

(6) A certified euthanasia technician holding an active, current certificate may inject sodium pentobarbital, sedative and analgesic medications and any other euthanasia substance approved by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board without violating ORS § 686.020 (1)(a).

(7) The board by rule may specify circumstances under which unlicensed persons may give vaccinations, administer an anesthetic or otherwise assist in the practice of veterinary medicine.

(8) Any individual licensed as a veterinarian in another state may be used in consultation in this state with a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state provided the consultation does not exceed 30 days in any 365 consecutive days.

(9) ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) does not apply to authorized representatives of the State Department of Agriculture in the discharge of any duty authorized by the department.

(10) ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) does not apply to an unlicensed representative of a livestock association, cow-testing association, or poultry association who, for the benefit of the association, takes blood samples for laboratory tests for the diagnosis of livestock or poultry diseases, but only if this person has received authorization from the State Department of Agriculture following a written request to the department.

(11) ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) does not apply to persons permitted by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to rehabilitate orphaned, sick or injured wildlife, as defined in ORS § 496.004, for the purpose of restoring the animals to the wild.

(12) ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) does not apply to students, agents or employees of public or private educational or medical research institutions involved in educational or research activities under the auspices of those institutions.

(13) ORS § 686.020 (1)(a) does not apply to:

(a) Veterinarians employed by Oregon State University;

(b) Instructors of veterinary courses; or

(c) Students of veterinary science who participate in the diagnosis and treatment of animals if the students:

(A) Are participating in the diagnosis and treatment of animals while engaged in an educational program approved by the board or a college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association; and

(B) Are under the direct supervision of an Oregon licensed veterinarian or a veterinarian approved by the board or Oregon State University to supervise students in the educational program. [Amended by 1975 c.619 § 2; 1987 c.651 § 3; 1993 c.491 § 1; 1993 c.571 § 29; 2005 c.196 § 2; 2009 c.169 § 1; 2019 c.126 § 2]

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