Veterinary Medical Board Enacts New Strategic Plan for 2024–2025

By Caroline Bulger At its April 18, 2024 meeting, the Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) moved to adopt the Strategic Plan for 2024–2025. The Board first introduced the plan at the Strategic Planning Session in October 2023. The plan outlines the Continue reading

Veterinary Medical Board Releases Sunset Review Report

By Christine Lambert On December 1, 2019, the Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) published its Sunset Review Report in preparation for VMB’s Sunset Review Oversight hearing before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Continue reading

SB 1115 (Wilk), Regulating Veterinary Care and Animal Welfare at Animal Blood Banks, Referred to Committee

By Christine Lambert On February 19, 2020, Senator Wilk introduced SB 1115 (Wilk) which would amend, add, and repeal various sections of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to commercial blood banks for animals.  Senator Wilk introduced a similar bill Continue reading

Office of Administrative Law Approves Veterinary Medical Board’s Emergency Fee Increase

By Christine Lambert On January 17, 2020, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved California’s Veterinary Medical Board’s (VMB) proposed emergency rulemaking to amend sections 2070 and 2071, Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) to increase licensing Continue reading