This chapter shall be enforced by the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. The Board may suspend or revoke the license and registration of any veterinarian or censure or place on probation any veterinarian for a violation of any provision of this chapter. Disciplinary actions instituted on the basis of this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the hearing requirements established by the statutes relating to the practice of veterinary medicine in the State and the regulations promulgated under them. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board and the Maryland Department of Agriculture and prescribed by the Administrative Procedures Act.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §§2-103, 2-304, and 2-310, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 1, 1974

Regulation .01 amended effective November 2, 1987 (14:22 Md. R. 2340)

Regulation .03 amended effective August 4, 2003 (30:15 Md. R. 992)

Regulation .03B amended effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1308); February 3, 2014 (41:2 Md. R. 92); March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 487)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 26, 1987 (14:2 Md. R. 130); August 4, 2003 (30:15 Md. R. 992); September 12, 2005 (32:18 Md. R. 1521); January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1997)

Regulation .05 amended effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1308)

Regulation .06 amended effective October 6, 1978 (5:20 Md. R. 1501); December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1919); March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 487)

Regulation .06A amended as an emergency provision effective August 15, 2006 (33:18 Md. R. 1503); amended permanently effective December 7, 2006 (33:24 Md. R. 1906)

Regulation .06F amended effective October 29, 1975 (2:24 Md. R. 1483)

Regulation .07 amended effective May 7, 1984 (11:9 Md. R. 796); January 26, 1987 (14:2 Md. R. 130); December 25, 1989 (16:25 Md. R. 2714); September 8, 1997 (24:18 Md. R. 1296)

Regulation .09 amended effective January 26, 1987 (14:2 Md. R. 130)

Regulation .10 amended effective January 30, 1984 (11:2 Md. R. 114); April 6, 1998 (25:7 Md. R. 529); September 12, 2005 (32:18 Md. R. 1521); January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1997)

Regulation .10A amended effective June 29, 2009 (36:13 Md. R. 900); October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1308)

Regulation .10D amended effective June 8, 1992 (19:11 Md. R. 1016)

Regulation .10D amended as an emergency provision effective May 26, 2010 (37:13 Md. R. 850); adopted permanently effective October 18, 2010 (37:21 Md. R. 1437)

Regulation .10F amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)

Regulation .10-1 adopted effective February 3, 2014 (41:2 Md. R. 92)

Regulation .11 amended effective October 7, 1985 (12:20 Md. R. 1930); March 29, 1993 (20:6 Md. R. 584); March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 487)

Regulation .11A amended as an emergency provision effective March 14, 1996 (23:7 Md. R. 549); amended permanently effective July 15, 1996 (23:14 Md. R. 1011)

Regulation .11A amended effective March 24, 1997 (24:6 Md. R. 488); June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)

Regulation .11A amended as an emergency provision effective May 24, 2004 (31:12 Md. R. 908); amended permanently effective September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .11A amended effective January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1997)

Regulation .12 repealed effective January 26, 1987 (14:2 Md. R. 130)

Regulation .12 adopted effective June 8, 1992 (19:11 Md. R. 1016)

Regulation .12 recodified to be Regulation .12-3 and new Regulation .12 adopted effective August 4, 2003 (30:15 Md. R. 992)

Regulation .12-1 adopted effective August 4, 2003 (30:15 Md. R. 992)

Regulation .12-1G adopted effective July 16, 2018 (45:14 Md. R. 698)

Regulation .12-2 adopted effective August 4, 2003 (30:15 Md. R. 992)

Regulation .15 adopted effective August 30, 1993 (20:17 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .15C adopted effective June 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 902)

Regulation .16 adopted effective June 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 902)

Regulation .16 amended effective August 4, 2003 (30:15 Md. R. 992); January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1997)

Regulation .16A amended effective June 29, 2009 (36:13 Md. R. 900)

Regulation .17 adopted effective July 15, 1996 (23:14 Md. R. 1011)

Regulation .17A amended effective June 29, 2009 (36:13 Md. R. 900)

Regulation .17A, B, D amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1194)

Regulation .18 adopted effective March 9, 1998 (25:5 Md. R. 370)

Regulation .18 amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1194)

Regulation .18 repealed and Regulation .19 recodified to Regulation .18 effective September 12, 2005 (32:18 Md. R. 1521)

Regulation .19 adopted effective March 18, 2002 (29:5 Md. R. 504)