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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18805 (2026)

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE


Act 368 of 1978


333.18805 Definitions; P to V.

Sec. 18805.

    (1) "Practice as a veterinary technician" means the practice of veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian and performed under supervision of a veterinarian.

    (2) "Practice of veterinary medicine" means:

    (a) Prescribing or administering a drug, medicine, treatment, or method of procedure; performing an operation or manipulation; applying an apparatus or appliance; or giving an instruction or demonstration designed to alter an animal from its normal condition.

    (b) Curing, ameliorating, correcting, reducing, or modifying a disease, deformity, defect, wound, or injury in or to an animal.

    (c) Diagnosing or prognosing, or both, a disease, deformity, or defect in an animal by a test, procedure, manipulation, technique, autopsy, biopsy, or other examination.

    (3) "Veterinarian" means an individual licensed under this article to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 353, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982

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Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2018 · leading case: People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, 924 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
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People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, 924 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian" under the supervision of a veterinarian, MCL 333.18805(1), are explicitly prohibited from performing as a surgeon, MCL 333.”
Dep't of Consum. & Indus. Servs. v. Hoffmann, 583 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “[MCL 333.18805(2); MSA 14.15(18805)(2) (emphasis added).”
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, No. 340477 (Mich. Ct. App. July 12, 2018). · cites it 3× “1811(2), and who “practice veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian” under the supervision of a veterinarian, MCL 333.18805(1), are explicitly prohibited from performing as a surgeon, MCL 333.”
Cons. & Ind. Svcs. v. Hoffman, 583 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “§ 333.18805(2); M.S.A. § 14.15(18805)(2) (emphasis added).”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18805(1): 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, 924 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian" under the supervision of a veterinarian, MCL 333.18805(1), are explicitly prohibited from performing as a surgeon, MCL 333.”
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, No. 340477 (Mich. Ct. App. July 12, 2018). “1811(2), and who “practice veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian” under the supervision of a veterinarian, MCL 333.18805(1), are explicitly prohibited from performing as a surgeon, MCL 333.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18805(2): 4 cases
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, 924 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian" under the supervision of a veterinarian, MCL 333.18805(1), are explicitly prohibited from performing as a surgeon, MCL 333.”
Dep't of Consum. & Indus. Servs. v. Hoffmann, 583 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “[MCL 333.18805(2); MSA 14.15(18805)(2) (emphasis added).”
Cons. & Ind. Svcs. v. Hoffman, 583 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “§ 333.18805(2); M.S.A. § 14.15(18805)(2) (emphasis added).”
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, No. 340477 (Mich. Ct. App. July 12, 2018). “1811(2), and who “practice veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian” under the supervision of a veterinarian, MCL 333.18805(1), are explicitly prohibited from performing as a surgeon, MCL 333.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18805(3): 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, 924 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian" under the supervision of a veterinarian, MCL 333.18805(1), are explicitly prohibited from performing as a surgeon, MCL 333.”
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, No. 340477 (Mich. Ct. App. July 12, 2018). “1811(2), and who “practice veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian” under the supervision of a veterinarian, MCL 333.18805(1), are explicitly prohibited from performing as a surgeon, MCL 333.”
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