{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-4840.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 4840.2","heading":"","body":"Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants shall not perform the following health care services:\n(a) Surgery.\n(b) Diagnosis and prognosis of animal diseases.\n(c) Prescribing of drugs, medicine, and appliances.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 11. Veterinary Medicine [4800. - 4920.8.]","ARTICLE 2.5. Registered Veterinary Technicians [4836. - 4845.]"],"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":"9cf21a26cacf163056ada9b144e2f195c029b019bd4752d9f8fabea21db07e5c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-4840","next":"us-ca/bpc-4840.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}