340.226. Licensed veterinary employees, prohibited when--exceptions--application of section. - Missouri Statutes

Licensed veterinary employees, prohibitedwhen--exceptions--application of section.

340.226. 1. A licensed veterinarian may practice veterinary medicine asan employee of a corporation, partnership or other business organization onlyso long as the articles of incorporation, partnership agreement or businessorganization documents clearly state that the licensed veterinarian is notsubject to the direction of anyone not licensed to practice veterinarymedicine in Missouri in making veterinary medical decisions or judgments.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 of this section do not apply to:

(1) A veterinarian treating his or her employer's animals;

(2) A veterinarian employed by an agency of the federal or stategovernment or any political subdivision thereof; or

(3) A veterinarian employed by a licensed research facility.

3. The provisions of subsection 1 of this section do not apply to anypartnership, employee or owner if such partnership, employment or ownership isin existence and has been in existence for a period of six months prior toAugust 28, 1992. Such partnership, employee or owner shall be recognized bythe board and continue existing operations if such partnership, employee orowner complies with all other provisions of sections 340.200 to 340.330.

4. The provisions of subsection 1 shall apply when any partnership ofrecord on August 28, 1992, changes because of death, dissolution, removal,admittance of new partners or by any other means or when employment orownership is changed in any manner.

(L. 1992 H.B. 878 § 14, A.L. 1999 S.B. 424)