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Veterinary Medical Board moves to raise unlicensed-practice citation amounts and remove cap; opens rulemaking to align regulations
Summary
The board voted to propose statutory and regulatory changes to increase civil penalties for unlicensed veterinary practice, add veterinary assistant and veterinary‑premises registrations to citation authority, and remove the current $5,000 per‑violation cap.
The Veterinary Medical Board on Jan. 14 authorized a multi-step approach to strengthen penalties and enforcement tools for unlicensed veterinary practice.
What the board approved
- Statutory change: The board voted to submit a legislative proposal to amend Business and Professions Code section 48.75.2 to add veterinary-assistant‑controlled‑substances-permit (VACSP) holders and veterinary‑premises registration holders to the list of persons who can receive citations and to expand citation authority for unlicensed practice.
- New statutory section and penalties: The board also voted to add a new…
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