Rules of the Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners — Introduction

RULES OF TENNESSEE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS 665 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37243 Chapters Title

1730-01 …................................................................................General Rules Governing Veterinarians

1730-02 .........................................................................General Rules Governing Veterinary Facilities

1730-03 ...................................................................General Rules Governing Veterinary Technicians

1730-04 ……………………………………General Rules Governing Certified Animal Control Agencies

1730-05 ..…………………………..General Rules Governing Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians

1730-06 …………………………….……………………………………………………….Chemical Capture

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY Original chapter 1730-01 was filed November 22, 1978; effective January 8, 1979. The Administrative History following each rule gives the date on which the rule was filed and its effective date, in addition to the dates of any amendments or repeals. Original chapter 1730-02 filed May 30, 1980; effective August 27, 1980. Original chapter 1730-03 filed October 13, 1983; effective November 14, 1983. Amendment to rule 1730-03-.03 and new rule 1730-03-.07 filed August 21, 1984; effective September 20, 1984. Amendment to rule 1730-03-.02 filed June 30, 1987; effective August 14, 1987. Original rules 1730-03-.08 through 1730-03-.19 filed September 13, 1987; effective November 14, 1987. Amendment to rule 1730-03-.05 filed September 6, 1988; effective October 21, 1988. New rules 1730-03-.20, 1730-03-.21, 1730-03-.22 and amendment to rule 1730-03-.05 filed January 17, 1989; effective March 3, 1989. Amendment to rule 1730-03-.06 filed May 30, 1989; effective July 14, 1989. Amendment to rules 1730-02-01-.01 through 1730-02-01-.06 filed July 10, 1989; effective August 24, 1989. New rule 1730-03-.23 filed February 23, 1990; effective April 9, 1990. Amendment to rule 1730-03-.05 filed March 1, 1990; effective April 15, 1990. Amendments to rules 1730-03-.01 through 1730-03-.03, repeal of 1730-03-.04, 1730-03-.06 and 1730-03- .07 filed December 5, 1990; effective January 19, 1991. Amendments to rule 1730-03-.05 filed December 20, 1990; effective February 3, 1991. Amendment to rule 1730-03-.20 filed June 12, 1991; effective July 27, 1991. Amendment to rules 1730-03-.21 and 1730-03-.22 filed June 17, 1991; effective August 1, 1991. Original rule 1730-03-.24 filed November 27, 1991; effective January 11, 1992. Amendment to rule 1730-03-.01 and original rule 1730-03-.25 filed October 20, 1992; effective December 4, 1992. Repeal of and new Chapters 1730-01, 1730-02, and 1730-03 filed April 28, 1995; effective July 12, 1995. Amendment to rule 1730-01-.06 filed December 18, 1995; effective March 1, 1996. Repeal of and new Chapter 1730-02 filed June 10, 1999; effective August 24, 1999. Amendment to rules 1730-01-.01, 1730-01-.13, 1730-01-.15, 1730-01-.20 through 1730-01-.22, 1730-03- .01, 1730-03-.13 and 1730-03-.15 filed June 15, 1999; effective August 29, 1999. Amendment to rules 1730-01-.19 and 1730-03-.19 filed October 27, 1999; effective January 10, 2000. Amendment to rules 1730-01-.04 through 1730-01-.08, 1730-01-.10, and 1730-03-.10 filed November 12, 1999; effective January 26, 2000. Original Chapters 1730-04 and 1730-05 filed December 21, 1999; effective March 5, 2000. Amendment to rules 1730-01-.15, 1730-01-.19, 1730-02-.15, 1730-03-.15, 1730-03-.19, 1730-04-.12,

1730-05-.09, and 1730-05-.12 filed August 24, 2000; effective November 7, 2000. Amendment to rules 1730-01-.04, 1730-01-.05, 1730-01-.06, 1730-01-.07, 1730-01-.08, 1730-03-.04,

1730-03-.05, 1730-03-.06, 1730-03-.07, and 1730-03-.08 filed September 29, 2000; effective December 13, 2000. Amendments to rules 1730-01-.12, 1730-02-.03, 1730-02-.04, 1730-02-.08 through 1730-02-.11, 1730- 02-.13, 1730-03-.12, and 1730-04-.08 filed September 12, 2001; effective November 26, 2001. Original rule 1730-02-.17 and amendment to rules 1730-01-.01, 1730-01-.09, 1730-01-.12, 1730-01-.15,

1730-01-.22, 1730-02-.01, 1730-02-.04, 1730-02-.12, 1730-02-.14, 1730-02-.15, 1730-03-.01, 1730-03- .09, 1730-03-.12, 1730-03-.15, 1730-04-.01, 1730-04-.08, 1730-04-.12, 1730-05-.01, 1730-05-.08, and

1730-05-.12 filed June 25, 2003; effective September 8, 2003. Original rules 1730-01-.23 and 1730-05-.14 and amendment to rules 1730-01-.12, 1730-01-.13, 1730-04- .09, 1730-04-.11, 1730-04-.13, 1730-05-.01, 1730-05-.02, and 1730-05-.11 filed July 28, 2003; effective October 11, 2003. Original rule 1730-02-.16 and amendment to rules 1730-01-.02, 1730-01-.06, 1730-02-.06, 1730-02-.08,

1730-03-.06, 1730-04-.06, and 1730-05-.06 filed August 18, 2003; effective November 1, 2003. Amendment to rule 1730-02-.06 filed January 6, 2004; effective March 21, 2004. Amendment to rules 1730-01-.04, 1730-01-.05, 1730-01-.06, 1730-01-.08, 1730-01-.13, 1730-01-.18,

1730-01-.22, 1730-02-.03, 1730-02-.04, 1730-02-.07, 1730-02-.10, 1730-02-.13, 1730-03-.13, and 1730- 05-.11 and repeal of rule 1730-02-.11 filed May 26, 2004; effective August 9, 2004. Original rule 1730-01-.24 and Amendment to rules 1730-01-.05, 1730-01-.22, 1730-02-.03, 1730-02-.04,

1730-02-.08, 1730-02-.14, 1730-02-.16, 1730-02-.17, and 1730-05-.08 filed June 24, 2004; effective September 7, 2004. Amendments to rules 1730-01-.15, 1730-02-.15, 1730-03-.15, 1730-04-.12, and 1730-05-.12 filed September 23, 2004; effective December 7, 2004. Amendments to rules 1730-01-.01, 1730-01-.13, 1730-02-.01, 1730-02-.07, and 1730-02-.13 filed October 18, 2004; effective January 1, 2005. Amendment to 1730-01-.02 filed October 3, 2005; effective December 17, 2005. Repeal and new rule 1730-01-.14; and amendments to rules 1730-01-.04, 1730-01-.11, 1730-02-.02,

1730-02-.08, 1730-03-.11, 1730-04-.07, and 1730-05-.08 filed November 2, 2005; effective January 16, 2006. Amendments to rules 1730-01-.05, 1730-01-.06, 1730-03-.05, 1730-03-.06, 1730-05-.04, and 1730-05- .06 filed March 14, 2006; effective May 28, 2006. Amendments filed to rules 1730-01-.16, 1730-04-.07, 1730-04-.11, 1730-04-13, 1730-05-.01 and 1730- 05-.14 filed July 27, 2005; effective October 10, 2006. Amendments to rules 1730-03-.05, .06, .07, and .08 filed March 23, 2007; effective June 6, 2007. Amendments to rules 1730-01-.12 and .15, and 1730-03-.12 filed June 26, 2007; effective September 9, 2007. Amendment to rules 1730-01-.01, .03, .13, .15, .19, .21, .22, 1730-02-.15, 1730-03-.15, 1730-04-.12, and

1730-05-.12 filed July 18, 2007; effective October 1, 2007. Public necessity rule new chapter 1730-06 filed January 13, 2009; effective through June 27, 2009. Public necessity chapter 1730-06 filed January 13, 2009 and effective through June 27, 2009; expired effective June 28, 2009, and reverted to its previous status. Original chapter 1730-06 filed April 22, 2009; effective July 6, 2009. Amendments to rules 1730-01-.03, .04, .05, .07, .08, .12, .14, .15, and .16, 1730-02-.15, 1730-03-.05, .07, and .15, 1730-04-.12, and 1730-05-.12 filed September 10, 2009; effective December 9, 2009. Amendments to rules 1730-01.01 through .05, .07, .08, .10 through .13, .16, .17, .19 through .22, and .24;

1730-02-.01 through .05; 1730-03-.01, .02, .04, .05, .07, .08, .10 through .13, .16, and .17; 1730-04-.01, .03, and .04; 1730-05-.01, .04, .05, .11, and .13; and 1730-06-.03 filed May 23, 2014; effective August 21, 2014. New rule 1730-01-.25 filed May 23, 2014; effective August 21, 2014. Amendments to rules 1730-02-.03, 1730-03-.12, 1730-05-.03, and 1730-05-.08 filed October 17, 2025; effective January 15, 2026.