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California Veterinary Medical Board takes positions on several 2025 bills: opposes declaw, physical-therapy and chiropractor expansions; supports sunset bill; "
Summary
At its meeting the board voted positions on multiple bills. The board opposed AB 867 (declaw ban), AB 1458 (animal physical therapy expansion), SB 687 (animal chiropractic scope expansion), took a support position on the board's sunset bill AB 1502, and supported SB 602 (RVT vaccination authority for shelters) with clarifying language.
The California Veterinary Medical Board voted on a slate of 2025 bills that could affect veterinary practice, animal care and licensing.
Summary of board positions - AB 867 (declaw/declination of claws): The board voted to oppose the bill. Members reiterated the board's long-standing stance that legislative commands about specific clinical procedures risk intruding on professional judgment and could create reporting burdens; board staff noted the bill would require veterinarians to file written statements with the board whenever a declaw procedure was performed, a requirement members said would be burdensome and potentially subject to public-record requests.
- AB 1458 (animal physical therapy): The board voted to oppose the measure that would authorize licensed human physical therapists…
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