{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-4826.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 4826.1","heading":"","body":"A veterinarian who on his or her own initiative, at the request of an owner, or at the request of someone other than the owner, renders emergency treatment to a sick or injured animal at the scene of an accident shall not be liable in damages to the owner of that animal in the absence of gross negligence.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 11. Veterinary Medicine [4800. - 4920.8.]","ARTICLE 2. Practice Provisions [4825. - 4831.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"018af60196c03c634dceb7d14751559e0ad039449e196268ea8f4cd5abdb7f46","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-4826","next":"us-ca/bpc-4826.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}