South Dakota § 36-12-1 - Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine.
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§ 36-12-1. Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine.
Any person shall be deemed in the practice of veterinary medicine who represents himself as or is engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in any of its branches either directly or indirectly, or uses any words, titles, or letters, to title so as to signify that he is a veterinarian, or who for a fee diagnoses, prescribes or administers any drug, medicine, appliance, application, or treatment of whatever nature, or performs a surgical operation or manipulation, or conducts any autopsy or biopsy, for the prevention, cure, or relief of a pain, deformity, wound, fracture, or bodily injury, or physical condition or disease of animals, and the term animals as used in this section shall mean all animals other than man, except that this section shall not be applicable to the advertising or the sale of foods and medicines used in commercial feeds for the prevention of livestock diseases.
Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0201; SL 1961, ch 201, § 16.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-12-1 ("Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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