Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Animal: means any animal other than man and includes fowl, birds, fish and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Board: means the State Board of Veterinary Medicine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- 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.
- Direct supervision: means any time when a supervisor is on the premises and is quickly and easily available. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- 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.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Indirect supervision: means any time when a supervisor is not on the premises but is available for consultation on patient care. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Licensed veterinarian: means a person who is validly and currently licensed by the board to practice veterinary medicine in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Licensed veterinary technician: means a person who has completed a minimum of 2 years in a college program that is certified according to the standards adopted by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities or an equivalent program, as determined by the board, and who has passed an examination for licensure prescribed by the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- 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.
- Patient: means an animal or group of animals examined or treated by a veterinarian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative and corporation or any other group or combination acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver or as any other kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer or any other representative of such person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Practice of veterinary medicine: means :
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