1. (1) Unprofessional conduct includes:

   1. (a) deviating from the minimum standards of veterinary practice in Section R156-28-503;
   2. (b) permitting unlicensed assistive personnel to perform duties that the individual is not competent by education, training, or experience to perform; or
   3. (c) failing to conform to the generally accepted and recognized standards and ethics of the profession, including the Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics of the American Veterinarian Medical Association (AVMA), as approved by the AVMA Executive Board, revised August 2019, which are incorporated by reference (Principles).
2. (2) If a licensee fails to establish the veterinarian-client-patient relationship as required in Section II of the Principles, the failure may not excuse the veterinarian from complying with other duties that would be imposed on the veterinarian if the veterinarian had properly established the veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

KEY: veterinary medicine, licensing, veterinarian

Date of Last Change: May 1, 2026

Notice of Continuation: May 7, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-28-101