"Sec. 20-196. Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine. (a) There shall be a Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine. The board shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor... The Commissioner of Public Health with the advice and assistance of said board may issue regulations to insure proper veterinary care and the protection of public health, considering the convenience and welfare of the animals being treated, methods recommended by the code of ethics of the national and state veterinary associations, proper registrations of veterinarians for prompt identification and accepted health and veterinary standards as promulgated by the Department of Public Health, Department of Agriculture health ordinances and state statutes and regulations."
(Retrieved April 3, 2025, from URL: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_384.htm#sec_20-196)
