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Board approves 15-day notice for alternate veterinary premises regulations after OAL raised clarity concerns
Summary
Board approved modified regulatory text for alternate (mobile) veterinary premises, agreed to a 15-day public comment, and delegated the executive officer authority to adopt if no adverse comments; board and stakeholders debated diagnostic imaging language and scope of mobile premises
The California Veterinary Medical Board on Oct. 22 approved proposed modified text for the alternate veterinary premises regulations and authorized a 15-day public comment period, with delegation to the executive officer to adopt the changes if no adverse comments are received.
Why it matters: the package updates standards for mobile and alternate veterinary premises (including mobile veterinary premises formerly described as "small animal mobile clinics") and clarifies which equipment and space requirements apply depending on whether services are provided from within a vehicle or out of it. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) had flagged clarity and formatting issues that the board and stakeholders worked to resolve.
What the board did
Board counsel and staff summarized OAL's review. OAL asked the…
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