South Carolina Code 40-69-270. Licensing requirement; exceptions
(1) a person who is a regular student, technician, or instructor in a legally chartered educational institution from the performance of those duties and actions conducted as a responsibility in teaching and research or a veterinary student preceptee working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian during a school vacation period or in a preceptorship program;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-69-270
- Animal: means an animal that is not a human and includes fowl, birds, reptiles, and fish which are wild or domestic, living or dead. See South Carolina Code 40-69-20
- Board: means the South Carolina State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. See South Carolina Code 40-69-20
- Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation;
(5) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or the director's official designee;
(6) "Licensee" means a person granted an authorization to practice pursuant to this article and refers to a person holding a license, permit, certification, or registration granted pursuant to this article;
(7) "Licensing act" means the individual statute or regulations, or both, of each regulated profession or occupation which include, but are not limited to, board governance, the qualifications and requirements for authorization to practice, prohibitions, and disciplinary procedures;
(8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, or corporation;
(9) "Profession" or "occupation" means a profession or occupation regulated or administered, or both, by the department pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 40-1-20 - Direct supervision: means that a veterinarian currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this State is available on the premises and within immediate vocal communication of the supervisee. See South Carolina Code 40-69-20
- License: means any permit, approval, registration, or certificate issued by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-69-20
- Licensed veterinarian: means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to practice veterinary medicine in this State. See South Carolina Code 40-69-20
- Veterinarian: means a person who has received a doctor's degree or equivalent in veterinary medicine. See South Carolina Code 40-69-20
- Veterinary medicine: includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry, and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine. See South Carolina Code 40-69-20
- Veterinary student preceptee: means a person who is a student enrolled and in good standing in a recognized college of veterinary medicine. See South Carolina Code 40-69-20
(2) a veterinarian holding a current and valid license in another state from acting as a consultant with a licensed veterinarian of this State;
(3) a veterinarian who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or who is an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Public Health Service, or other federal agencies or the State of South Carolina or political subdivisions of this State from performing official duties in accordance with employment;
(4) a person or a regular employee from administering to the person’s own animals, except when the ownership is so vested for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this chapter or except when the employee is so employed for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this chapter; however, the administration to the animals must be in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws;
(5) state or federal agencies, accredited schools, research institutions, foundations, corporations, or employees of these, which or who conduct experiments and scientific research using animals, if the research or testing is performed in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws;
(6) a person from performing artificial insemination to animals;
(7) initiation of prescribed emergency procedures in life threatening situations by a veterinary technician employed by a licensed veterinarian;
(8) a merchant from selling, at a regular place of business, medicines, feed, appliances, or other animal health products if all sales are done in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board.
(B) Nothing in this chapter limits or affects the practice of a person who is licensed in this State and who is acting within the scope of another licensed practice or profession.
(C) Nothing in this chapter affects the practice of qualified persons to whom a licensed veterinarian has delegated the performance of procedures, therapeutic options, and alternate therapies. The delegating veterinarian must verify the qualifications of these persons and their competencies before delegation. The delegating veterinarian remains responsible for the general care of the patient.