No person shall engage in the practice of veterinary medicine in this State without a current and valid license for that purpose issued by the Board. Nothing in this article must be construed to prohibit:

1. (1) Any person who is a regular student, technician, or instructor in a legally chartered educational institution from the performance of those duties and actions conducted as a responsibility in teaching and research.
2. (2) Any veterinarian holding a current and valid license in some other state from acting as a consultant with a licensed veterinarian of this State.
3. (3) Any veterinarian who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or who is an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Public Health Service, or other federal agency or the State of South Carolina or political subdivision thereof from performing official duties in accordance with his employment.
4. (4) Any person or his regular employee from administering to his own animals, except when his ownership is so vested for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this article and except when the employee is so employed for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this article. However, the administration to the animal must be in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.
5. (5) State or federal agencies, accredited schools, research institutions, foundations, corporations or employees thereof, which or who conduct experiments and scientific research using animals, provided the research or testing is performed in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.
6. (6) Any person from performing artificial insemination to animals.
7. (7) Initiation of prescribed emergency procedures in life threatening situations by an animal health technician employed by a licensed veterinarian.
8. (8) Any merchant from selling at his regular place of business medicines, feed, appliances, or other animal health products provided all sales are done in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Board.