{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18811","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18811","heading":"Veterinarian or veterinary technician; license or authorization required; prohibited conduct; use of words, titles, or letters.","body":"Sec. 18811.\n\n(1) A person shall not engage in the practice of veterinary medicine unless licensed or otherwise authorized by this article.\n\n(2) After July 1, 1979, an individual shall not practice as a veterinary technician without a license.\n\n(3) A veterinary technician shall not diagnose animal diseases, prescribe medical or surgical treatment, or perform as a surgeon.\n\n(4) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this part to use the terms and in a way prescribed in this part: \"veterinary\", \"veterinarian\", \"veterinary doctor\", \"veterinary surgeon\", \"doctor of veterinary medicine\", \"v.m.d.\", \"d.v.m.\", \"animal technician\", or \"animal technologist\".","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-18811","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"7a96913e681b0a2389cdc0d00e133dbd3982eb4375eadc2e1fd39dd33334c49f","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18808","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18812"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}