WA Veterinary Board of Governors
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The Veterinary Board of Governors is made up of nine members, six DVMs, one LVT, one DVM or LVT, and, one public member, which are all appointed by the governor. The licensed veterinary members must be state residents in active practice as licensed practitioners of veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry and must be U.S. citizens. Not more than one licensed veterinary member shall be from the same congressional district. The licensed veterinary technician must be trained in both large and small animal medicine. The licensed veterinary technician member is a non-voting member concerning board decisions related to the discipline of veterinarians involving standard of care.
By the Open Public Meeting Act (Chapter 42.30 RCW) and the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 34.05 RCW), the following is the schedule of regular meetings for the Department of Health, Veterinary Board of Governors. The board meetings are open to the public and access for persons with disabilities may be arranged with advance notice; please contact the VBOG for more information.
Agendas for the meetings listed below are made available in advance via the e-mail list and the Department of Health website.
- February 24th, 2025
- June 2nd, 2025
- September 15th 2025
- December 8th, 2025
If you need further information, please contact:
Veterinary Program
Office of Health Professions
Health Systems Quality Assurance
Washington State Department of Health
564-669-0026 I www.doh.wa.gov
Deaf or hard of hearing call 711