The Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine is an occupational licensing agency with administrative regulatory powers over veterinarians (DVMs), registered veterinary technicians (RVTs), and companion animal euthanasia technicians (CAETs) licensed by the Board. Our regulatory authorities are the Louisiana Veterinary Practice Act (LA Revised Statute 37:1511 et seq.), the Board Rules as promulgated in the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC 46:LXXXV) and the AVMA’s Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics, which were adopted by the Board. All three of these authorities are included in the comprehensive Louisiana Veterinary Practice Act document.

Complaints cannot be accepted or investigated against a facility/clinic/hospital as a whole, as our agency only has administrative regulatory authority over those individuals licensed by the Board to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Louisiana.

As such, any complaint submitted to the Board must be against the individual(s) licensed by the Board and whom you feel were in violation of these specific regulatory authorities. A complaint may also be filed against an individual not licensed by the Board and practicing veterinary medicine without a license.