A person practices veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry when the person does any of the following in this state:
- (1) Diagnoses, treats or prognosticates an animal medical problem.
- (2) Prescribes or administers a drug, medicine or treatment for the prevention, cure, amelioration, correction or modification of an animal problem or for euthanasia.
- (3) Induces anesthesia in an animal.
- (4) Performs a surgical or dental operation or procedure upon an animal.
- (5) Performs an embryo transfer or pregnancy, sterility or fertility evaluation.
- (6) Gives an instruction or demonstration regarding the acts described in this section, except as an agent or employee of this state or of the federal government.
- (7) Advertises or represents in any manner, publicly or privately, that the person is willing to do any of the acts described in this section.
[Amended by 1987 c.651 §2a]