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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-50-30. License requirement for practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary telemedicine, veterinary teletriage, or veterinary teleadvice; practice by business employee.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-50-30. License requirement for practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary telemedicine, veterinary teletriage, or veterinary teleadvice; practice by business employee.

(a) No person may practice veterinary medicine, veterinary telemedicine, or veterinary teletriage in this state who is not a licensed veterinarian or the holder of a valid temporary license issued by the division director pursuant to this article.

(b) No person may practice veterinary teleadvice in this state who is not a licensed veterinarian or veterinary technician or the holder of a valid temporary license issued by the division director pursuant to this article.

(c) A licensed veterinarian may practice veterinary medicine, veterinary telemedicine, veterinary teletriage, or veterinary teleadvice as an employee of a corporation, partnership, or other business organization, provided that the licensed veterinarian is not subject to the direction of anyone not licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Georgia in making veterinary medical decisions or judgments.

## History

Code 1933, § 84-1503, enacted by Ga. L. 1965, p. 92, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 260, § 1; Code 1981, § 43-50-22; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Code 1981, § 43-50-30, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2003, p. 615, § 1-1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 770, § 3/HB 956; Ga. L. 2025, p. 569, § 3/SB 105, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, inserted “, veterinary telemedicine, or veterinary teletriage” in subsection (a); added subsection (b); redesignated former subsection (b) as subsection (c); and inserted “, veterinary telemedicine, veterinary teletriage, or veterinary teleadvice” in subsection (c).