Section 6702. Practice of veterinary medicine and use of title "veterinarian"  


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  • 1. Only a person licensed or exempt under this  article  shall practice veterinary medicine or use the title "veterinarian".
        2.  A  licensed  veterinarian  or  a  professional service corporation
      organized for the practice of veterinary medicine may employ  veterinary
      technicians  to  assist them in the practice of their profession in such
      capacities as are prescribed by law and as from time to time may be  set
      by  the  commissioner  or  the  state  board  of  veterinary medicine. A
      veterinarian  or  professional  service  corporation  may   not   employ
      veterinary  technicians  in  a  ratio  exceeding  three  technicians per
      supervising licensed veterinarian. Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be
      construed  as  prohibiting  a veterinarian from employing unlicensed lay
      persons for the performance of non-technical duties.