District Of Columbia § 3-1208.64 - Certification of veterinary euthanasia technicians; restrictions.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 3-1208.64 — Certification of veterinary euthanasia technicians; restrictions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-1208.64. Certification of veterinary euthanasia technicians; restrictions.
3-1208.64No person may euthanize an animal without first obtaining certification by the Board of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary euthanasia technician.
A person certified as a veterinary euthanasia technician shall not provide veterinary euthanasia services except while under the general supervision of a veterinarian licensed in the District.
A certified veterinary euthanasia technician shall only provide services related to the humane euthanasia of an animal as prescribed by the Mayor through rulemaking.
A person certified as a veterinary euthanasia technician shall not receive compensation for performing veterinary euthanasia technician services, except that a certified veterinary euthanasia technician may receive a salary or other compensation paid by an employing veterinarian, veterinary facility, humane society, animal shelter, animal control facility, or wildlife rehabilitation facility.
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Section 3-1208.64 ("Certification of veterinary euthanasia technicians; restrictions.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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