Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-2 – License required
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No person shall engage in the practice of veterinary medicine, either gratuitously or for pay, or shall offer to so practice, or shall announce or advertise, publicly or privately, as prepared or qualified to so practice, or shall append the letters “Dr.” or affix any other letters to the person’s name with the intent thereby to imply that the person is a practitioner of veterinary medicine, without having a valid unrevoked license obtained from the Hawaii board of veterinary medicine; provided that nothing in this chapter prevents or prohibits the following:
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-2
- Animal: means any animal except human beings;
"Board" means the Hawaii board of veterinary medicine of the State;
"Client" means the animal patient's owner, owner's agent, or other person presenting the animal patient for care. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
- Consultation: means when a veterinarian seeks and receives advice in person, telephonically, electronically, or by any other method of communication from another veterinarian or other person whose expertise, in the opinion of the veterinarian, would benefit an animal patient. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
- Emergency response: means the response to a natural or human-caused disaster. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
- Indirect supervision: means the veterinarian is not on the premises, but:
(1) Has given either written or oral instructions for treatment of the animal patient; (2) Is readily available by telephone or other forms of immediate communication; and (3) Has assumed responsibility for the veterinary care given to the animal patient by a person working under their sponsorship. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1 - Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Jurisdiction: means another state, the District of Columbia, or any territory of the United States, or any province of Canada. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
- Practice of veterinary medicine: includes medical, surgical, and dental care of animals. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
- Sponsor: means a veterinarian who requests the presence and medical assistance of an individual licensed to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine in another jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
- Veterinarian: means a person duly licensed in the State to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1