Tennessee Code 63-12-145 – Preemption of regulation of veterinarian medicine – Local regulation
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-12-145
- Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- License: means any permit, approval, registration or certificate issued by the board. See Tennessee Code 63-12-103
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Practice of veterinary medicine: means to:
(i) Diagnose, treat, correct, change, alleviate, or prevent animal disease, illness, pain, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical, dental, or mental conditions by any method or mode, including: (a) The prescription, dispensing, administration or application of any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, anesthetic, or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or medical or surgical, including cosmetic, technique. See Tennessee Code 63-12-103 - State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Veterinary medicine: includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine. See Tennessee Code 63-12-103