{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.64","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1208.64","heading":"Certification of veterinary euthanasia technicians; restrictions.","body":"(a)\nNo person may euthanize an animal without first obtaining certification by the Board of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary euthanasia technician.\n\n(b)\nA person certified as a veterinary euthanasia technician shall not provide veterinary euthanasia services except while under the general supervision of a veterinarian licensed in the District.\n\n(c)\nA certified veterinary euthanasia technician shall only provide services related to the humane euthanasia of an animal as prescribed by the Mayor through rulemaking.\n\n(d)\nA person certified as a veterinary euthanasia technician shall not receive compensation for performing veterinary euthanasia technician services, except that a certified veterinary euthanasia technician may receive a salary or other compensation paid by an employing veterinarian, veterinary facility, humane society, animal shelter, 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/3-1208.64","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0acd8da2a53df6c67fdb67471c9027d1c327e6092ac4ec91ca53e32514ac6316","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.63","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}