Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 34-29-62 (2026)
Legislative Intent.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
In order to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by safeguarding the people of the State of Alabama against unqualified or incompetent practice of veterinary medicine, it is hereby declared that the right to practice veterinary medicine is a privilege conferred by legislative grant to persons possessed of the personal and professional qualifications specified in this article. It is the legislative intent that veterinarians who are not normally competent or who otherwise present a danger to the public shall be disciplined or prohibited from practicing in the State of Alabama.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-500, p. 956, §3.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2004–2014 · leading case: Benchmark Med. Holdings, Inc. v. Rehab Solutions, LLC, 307 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (M.D. Ala. 2004).
Benchmark Med. Holdings, Inc. v. Rehab Solutions, LLC, 307 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (M.D. Ala. 2004). “Code § 34-29-62). The court noted that “it is likewise [the court’s] -view that persons who practice the science of veterinary medicine are members of a profession.”
Benchmark Med. Holdings, Inc. v. Barnes, 328 F. Supp. 2d 1236 (M.D. Ala. 2004). “(citing Ala. Code § 34-29-62 ). The court noted that “it is likewise [the court’s] view that persons who practice the science of veterinary medicine are members of a profession.”
G.L.S. & Assocs., Inc. v. Rogers, 155 So. 3d 263 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014). “(Title 34, Chapter 29, Article 4), specifically, § 34-29-62, which declares that “the right to practice veterinary medicine is a privilege conferred by legislative grant to persons possessed of the personal and professional qualifications specified in this article.”
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