West Virginia Code 30-10-1 – Unlawful acts
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice veterinary medicine, veterinary technology or animal euthanasia in this state without a license, registration or certificate issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that they are a veterinarian, veterinary technician or animal euthanasia technician unless such person has been duly licensed, registered or certified under the provisions of this article.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-10-1
- Animal: means any animal other than human, and the term includes fowl, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Business entity: means any firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity performing veterinary medicine, veterinary technology or animal euthanasia. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Certificate: means an animal euthanasia technician certificate issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Certificate holder: means a person holding a certificate issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- License: means a veterinary medicine license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Licensee: means a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Practice of veterinary medicine: means to diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve or prevent any disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental condition, of any animal, or to prescribe for or to administer to any animal any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthetic or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique, or to render advice or any recommendation with respect to any of the foregoing. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Registrant: means a person holding a registration issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Registration: means a veterinary technician registration issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Veterinarian: means a person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
(b) A business entity may not render any service or engage in any activity which, if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary technology or animal euthanasia, except through a licensee, registrant or certificate holder.