§ 47-814 Purpose of act
§ 47-815 Short title
§ 47-816 Definitions
§ 47-817 Practice without license prohibited; exceptions
§ 47-818 State board of veterinary examiners; appointment; terms; vacancies; qualifications; removal by governor
§ 47-819 State board of veterinary examiners; meetings; quorum; officers, election and duties; compensation and expenses
§ 47-820 Disposition of moneys; veterinary examiners fee fund
§ 47-821 Powers of board
§ 47-822 Fees for examinations, registrations, inspections, licenses and renewals
§ 47-824 Application for license; issuance of license; qualifications
§ 47-825 Examinations; rules and regulations; notice of results; recordation and issuance of license
§ 47-829 Licenses; expiration; renewal; continuing education requirements
§ 47-830 Grounds for refusal to issue or revocation or suspension of license or other restrictions
§ 47-832 Reinstatement of revoked or suspended license
§ 47-834 Prohibition against practice without license; unlawful practice of veterinary medicine; unlawful operation or management by a person of veterinary premises; criminal penalties; remedies of board; actions by board against persons other than licensees, r
§ 47-835 Abandonment of animals; notice to owner; relief from liability for disposal; “abandoned” defined
§ 47-836 Lien for veterinary services; preference
§ 47-837 Savings clause
§ 47-838 Severability
§ 47-839 Confidentiality; exceptions; waiver
§ 47-840 Registration of veterinary premises; application; inspections; renewals; fees
§ 47-841 Veterinarian not liable for good faith volunteer actions
§ 47-842 Authority of board to assess fines; grounds; proceedings conducted in accordance with Kansas administrative procedure act
§ 47-843 Violation of act; civil citation; penalties
§ 47-844 Civil citation; notice to contest; procedures; disciplinary actions and civil penalties
§ 47-845 Construction of act
§ 47-846 Definitions
§ 47-847 Reports relating to impaired veterinarians; board or committee investigation
§ 47-848 Same; board agreement with committee; responsibilities; evaluations; restricted license; immunity from civil liability for report or investigation; diagnostic examination
§ 47-849 Same; contents of; reports, records and proceedings confidential and privileged
§ 47-850 Immunity from civil liability for report or investigation, limits
§ 47-851 Failure to report; immunity from civil liability
§ 47-852 Employer retribution for reporting; prohibition; remedy
§ 47-853 Purpose of reporting impaired veterinarians; status of entities conducting programs; antitrust immunity
§ 47-854 Act supplemental to existing law
§ 47-855 Institutional license; eligibility; scope of practice
§ 47-856 Same; application; qualifications

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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 47 > Article 8 - Registration of Veterinarians

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Board: means the state board of veterinary examiners. See Kansas Statutes 47-846
  • Committee: means an executive or review committee of a state professional society or organization or an impaired veterinarian committee. See Kansas Statutes 47-846
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Impaired veterinarian: means a veterinarian who is unable to practice veterinary medicine with reasonable skill and safety due to physical or mental disabilities, including deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor skill or abuse of drugs or alcohol. See Kansas Statutes 47-846
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Veterinarian: means an individual licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state. See Kansas Statutes 47-846