{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-38.1-1-12","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-38.1-1-12","heading":"\"Practice of veterinary medicine\"","body":"Sec. 12. (a) \"Practice of veterinary medicine\" means:\n(1) representing oneself as engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary surgery, or veterinary dentistry or any of their branches or specialties;\n(2) using words, letters, or titles in a connection or under circumstances that may induce another person to believe that the person using them is engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary surgery, or veterinary dentistry;\n(3) accepting compensation for doing any of the things described in subdivisions (4) through (8);\n(4) providing the diagnosis, treatment, correction, or prevention of any disease, defect, injury, deformity, pain, or condition of animals;\n(5) prescribing, dispensing, or ordering the administration of a drug, a medicine, a biologic, a medical appliance, an application, or treatment of whatever nature for the prevention, cure, or relief of any disease, ailment, defect, injury, deformity, pain, or other condition of animals;\n(6) performing a:\n(A) surgical or dental operation; or\n(B) complementary or alternative therapy;\nupon an animal;\n(7) certifying the health, fitness, or soundness of an animal; or\n(8) performing any procedure for the diagnosis of pregnancy, sterility, or infertility upon animals.\n(b) The term does not include:\n(1) administering a drug, medicine, appliance, application, or treatment that is administered at the direction and under the direct supervision of a veterinarian licensed under this article; or\n(2) equine massage therapy.\n(c) As used in this section, \"equine massage therapy\" means a method of treating the body of a horse for remedial or hygienic purposes through techniques that:\n(1) include rubbing, stroking, or kneading the body of the horse; and\n(2) may be applied with or without the aid of a massage device that mimics the actions possible using human hands.\nEquine massage therapy does not include prescribing a drug, performing surgery, chiropractic, or acupuncture, or diagnosing a medical condition.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 38.1. VETERINARIANS","Chapter 1. Preamble; Definitions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-38.1-1-12","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"6df7f5444676e3476416f7939fcb34dfa16c58b4fd946c92369538b381bc0f1b","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-38.1-1-11","next":"us-in/ic-25-38.1-1-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}