1997 Minnesota Statutes

     156.001 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Terms.  Except where the context 
 otherwise indicates, for the purposes of this chapter, and acts 
 amendatory thereof, the terms defined in this section have the 
 meanings given them. 

    Subd. 2.    Accredited or approved college of veterinary 
 medicine.  "Accredited or approved college of veterinary 
 medicine" means a veterinary college or division of a university 
 or college that offers the degree of doctor of veterinary 
 medicine or its equivalent and that conforms to the standards 
 required for accreditation or approval by the American 
 veterinary medical association. 

    Subd. 3.    Animal.  "Animal" does not include poultry 
 or birds of any kind. 

    Subd. 4.    Board.  "Board" means the state board of 
 veterinary medicine. 

    Subd. 5.    Compensation.  "Compensation" includes but 
 is not limited to all fees, monetary rewards, discounts, and 
 emoluments received directly or indirectly. 

    Subd. 6.    Educational commission for foreign veterinary 
 graduates certificate; ECFVG certificate.  "Educational 
 commission for foreign veterinary graduates certificate" or 
 "ECFVG certificate" means a certificate issued by the American 
 veterinary medical association education commission for foreign 
 veterinary graduates, indicating that the holder has 
 demonstrated knowledge and skill equivalent to that possessed by 
 a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary 
 medicine. 

    Subd. 7.    Foreign college of veterinary medicine.  
 "Foreign college of veterinary medicine" means a college of 
 veterinary medicine other than an accredited or approved college 
 of veterinary medicine. 

    Subd. 8.    Licensee.  "Licensee" means a person 
 licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of 
 Minnesota. 

    Subd. 9.    Operation.  "Operation" includes but is not 
 limited to any act of cutting, scraping, or disturbing the 
 intact body surface in any way, and any surgical or dental 
 procedure, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. 

    Subd. 10.    Practice of veterinary medicine.  "Practice 
 of veterinary medicine" has the meaning given by section 156.12. 

    Subd. 11.    Veterinary medicine.  "Veterinary medicine" 
 includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, pathology, radiology, 
 dentistry, ophthalmology, cardiology, dermatology, laboratory 
 animal medicine, and all other branches or specialties of 
 veterinary medicine. 

    HIST: 1965 c 204 s 1; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 285 s 1; 1985 c 
 228 s 1; 1996 c 415 s 2,3