{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-18.240.030","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 18.240.030","heading":"Certification requirements.","body":"The secretary shall issue a certificate to any applicant who demonstrates that the following requirements have been met:\n(1) Successful completion of a training program approved by the secretary that includes three hundred hours of instruction in general animal massage techniques, kinesiology, anatomy, physiology, behavior, first aid care, and handling techniques as follows:\n(a) For a certificate to practice animal massage on large animals, the three hundred hours of specialized instruction must be related to the performance of animal massage on large animals; and\n(b) For a certificate to practice animal massage on small animals, the three hundred hours of specialized instruction must be related to the performance of animal massage on small animals; and\n(2) Successful completion of a competency evaluation, approved by the secretary, in either large animal massage or small animal massage, or both.","path":["Title 18","Chapter 18.240"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.240.030","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:22:56Z","sha256":"2dc84b4cbdfc60293466d15ef54e9fcc85ab4f2f6f3cc8f580a81486746a2bb6","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-18.240.020","next":"us-wa/rcw-18.240.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}