Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4801 · Article 1. Administration
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4801
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Each veterinarian member of the board shall be a bona fide resident of this state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding their appointment and shall have been a licensed veterinarian under this chapter and actually engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in this state during that period.
(b) Each registered veterinary technician member of the board shall be a bona fide resident of this state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding their appointment and shall have been registered under this chapter and actually engaged in the practice of a registered veterinary technician in this state during that period.
(c) Each public member of the board shall be a bona fide resident of this state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding their appointment and shall not be a licensee or registrant of the board, any other board under this division, or any board referred to in Section 1000 or 3600.
(d) No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than two consecutive terms.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 232, Sec. 4. (SB 1311) Effective September 14, 2026.
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