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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-50-61. Practice of veterinary technology by a veterinary assistant.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-50-61. Practice of veterinary technology by a veterinary assistant.

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Code section, the practice of veterinary technology by a veterinary assistant shall not be a violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-50-30 or subsection (a) of Code Section 43-50-45.

(b) No veterinary assistant shall make a diagnosis or prognosis, prescribe treatment, perform surgery, prescribe medication, perform a nonemergency intubation, induce anesthesia, perform central venous catheterization, or perform arterial catheterization and arterial collection for any animal.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-50-61, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 30, § 4/HB 999; Ga. L. 2018, p. 770, § 3/HB 956.