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The State Board of Veterinary Medicine regulates and licenses/registers veterinarians and veterinary technicians in the State of Colorado.
The Board's mission is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the people and animals of Colorado by establishing and enforcing professional standards through the development and maintenance of rules and policies to ensure that only qualified persons are licensed/registered to provide veterinary care and that violators of the laws and rules regulating veterinary medicine are sanctioned as appropriate.
Board activities include licensing and registering veterinarians and veterinary technicians, investigating complaints about the licensed/registered and unlicensed/unregistered practice of veterinary medicine, disciplining violators of the law and/or Board's Rules, and making, amending, and adopting reasonable rules and regulations that govern the conduct of veterinarians and veterinary technicians. The Board is made up of nine members: five veterinarians, two veterinary technicians (starting in 2023) and two public members.
Proposition 129: Establishing Veterinary Professional Associates was passed by Colorado voters on November 5, 2024. The State Board of Veterinary Medicine is currently working to implement this law, which becomes effective January 1, 2026. The next step in the implementation process is rulemaking. To sign up for rulemaking notifications, visit the Rulemaking Notification Sign Up Page.
For more information on Proposition 129, please visit the Veterinary Professional Associates page.
