{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.63","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1208.63","heading":"Certification of veterinary technicians; restrictions.","body":"(a)\nA person shall not engage in activities related to maintaining the health or treatment of an animal unless certified by the Board of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary technician.\n\n(b)\nA person certified as a veterinary technician may provide only veterinary technician services, as prescribed by the Mayor through rulemaking, and only under the general supervision of a veterinarian licensed in the District.\n\n(c)\nA person certified as a veterinary technician shall not receive compensation for performing veterinary technician services, except that a certified veterinary technician may receive a salary or other compensation paid by an employing veterinarian, veterinary facility, shelter, humane society, animal control facility, or wildlife rehabilitation facility.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 12. Health Occupations Boards.","Subchapter VIII-D. Qualification for Licensure to Practice Veterinary Medicine; Certification for Veterinary Euthanasia Technicians and Veterinary Technicians."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1208.63","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"770b9c1fd9d9fa57b1abae2eb65019041da77526f3affb497cdb5d150ff15809","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.62","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}