24.225.521    INSPECTION AND SANITATION

(1) The board may perform, or have performed in its behalf, inspections of any licensed veterinarian's premises to verify standards of sanitation and cleanliness in the public interest subsequent to a complaint being filed or during an investigation.

(2) The premises inspection may include but is not limited to office and reception area, practice vehicle, small and large animal exam room, housing and surgery areas, waste disposal, insect control, grounds, and odor.

History: 37-1-131, 37-18-202, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-18-102, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 1189, Eff. 4/11/80; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; TRANS, from Commerce, 2005 MAR p. 323; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 1092, Eff. 5/23/14; TRANS, from ARM 24.225.420, 2018 MAR p. 1281, Eff. 7/7/18.