Board Meeting Scheduled for October 3, 2024 (click for agenda)
'24-'25 Renewal - Countdown to Deadline
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Complete Your Renewal Now!
The ’24-’25 renewal cycle opened on July 1st and closes September 30th! Licensees must follow the renewal instructions to complete their license renewal before the deadline. All licenses not fully renewed by the deadline will be expired starting October 1st.
Practicing veterinary medicine in Louisiana with an expired LA license or certificate is a serious offense for which the Board can take administrative action. In accordance with Statute §1531 of the LA Veterinary Practice Act, any person who practices veterinary medicine in Louisiana without a currently valid Louisiana license, certificate, or temporary permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for no more than ninety days, or both, and each act of such unlawful practice shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
LBVM Mission
The LBVM was originally created within the Department of Health and Hospitals to promote the public health, safety and welfare by safeguarding the peoples of the state of Louisiana from incompetent and dishonest practices of veterinary medicine; to encourage more effective utilization of the skills of licensed veterinarians for the health and welfare of animal patients in the delegating of certain veterinary health care tasks to qualified Registered Veterinary Technicians; and to provide the most humane restraint, capture and death possible for unwanted, diseased, dangerous, and discarded animals with the training of Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians for animal control. The right to practice veterinary medicine is a privilege as set forth by the Legislature and enforced by the Board.
Effective August 1, 2018, the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine was moved to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
LA Veterinary Practice Act & Rulemaking
The Louisiana Veterinary Practice Act, the Board Rules, and complimentary legal authority are provided below; however, they are continuously under review and potentially subject to adoption, amendment or repeal at any time based on circumstances presented. It would be prudent to follow the appropriate procedure when submitting queries, when applicable, by reviewing Rule 1423 regarding Declaratory Statements.
Current rulemaking activity as it relates to the LA Veterinary Practice Act can be found at www.lsbvm.org/rulemaking.
LA Veterinary Practice Act, Rules & Standards, Complimentary Laws, & Code of Ethics
If the PDF document of the LA Veterinary Practice Act above does not indicate on the bottom of page one that it was last updated in October ’22, you will need to press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the file.)
Recent Board News
NAVLE Eligibility – What is Required for DVM Students to Sit for NAVLE?
Applicants for NAVLE testing should visit the ICVA’s website. To be approved to take the NAVLE, one must apply to ICVA directly at www.icva.net/navle. Starting May 1st, 2024, NAVLE candidates need only to apply online with ICVA at www.icva.net to sit for the...
ICVA Makes NAVLE Policy Changes
Changes in ICVA policy are being undertaken by the NAVLE program to streamline and improve processes for licensing agencies and examinees. These changes include: Fees have been updated for the November-December 2024 and April 2025 testing windows. The NAVLE...
CAET Training Scheduled for September 6, 2024 in Alexandria, LA
The LBVM is pleased to announce that a certification course for CAETs has been scheduled for September 6, 2024 in Alexandria, LA. Only persons who have completed this course and passed the examinations can be fully certified as a CAET (Certified Animal Euthanasia...