{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-115-1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 115/1","heading":"","body":"(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)\nThe practice of veterinary medicine in the State of Illinois is declared to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring the delivery of competent veterinary medical care and is subject to State regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of veterinary medicine is a privilege conferred by legislative grant only to persons possessed of the professional qualifications specified in this Act.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1326\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:31Z","sha256":"b82ac5b8f37f6cd79c7ba3038f5a45876f1d9d45abcb998ee0462035c6057d48","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-110-34.1","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-115-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}