22
Apr

New Amendment To Veterinary Medicine Statute

On March 6, 2013, at a Board of Veterinary Medicine meeting in Fort Lauderdale, a unanimous amendment was adopted by the Board to add to 61G18-15.0025 “an American Veterinary Medical Association Approved Method of Chemical method of euthanasia.” This means that all Mobile Veterinary units must maintain a Chemical Method of euthanasia. The following was the […]

9
Jan

Florida Veterinary Medicine

The following information was obtained from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s website listed under Board of Veterinary Medicine.  This is just a fraction of the Florida Statutes listed under Disciplinary proceedings. “474.214 Disciplinary proceedings.— (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken: (a) Attempting to […]

6
Dec

Florida Licensed Veterinarians Continuing Education

The following is from Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s website under Board of Veterinary Medicine: “Important Information” and “Continuing Education Requirement”  “Licensed veterinarians shall complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of continuing professional education in veterinary medicine every biennium. Beginning on June 1, 2012, no less than one (1) hour of continuing […]