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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18805 (2026)

Definitions; P to V.

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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 (Mich. Ct. App. 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 (Mich. Ct. App. 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 (Mich. Ct. App. 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 (Mich. Ct. App. 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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