• Category I and II Animals | Source: USDA APHIS
• Checking Accreditation Status | Source: USDA APHIS
• FAQs about NVAP | Source: USDA APHIS
• How to Become Accredited | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Reference Guide | Source: USDA APHIS
• Reinstating an Expired Accreditation | Source: USDA APHIS
• Renewal Instructions | Source: USDA APHIS
• Training Modules for Accreditation Renewal | Source: USDA APHIS
• Veterinary Services District Offices | Source: USDA APHIS

Reference Documents

• House Bill 33 (enacted 04/2021)
• OVMA Animal Abuse Recognition & Reporting Handbook (2020)

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 959: Offenses Relating to Animals

• 959.01 Abandoning animals
• 959.02 Injuring animals
• 959.03 Poisoning animals
• 959.04 Trespassing animals
• 959.05 Drugging animal prior to competition
• 959.06 Destruction of domestic animals
• 959.07 [Effective 4/12/2021] Definitions regarding companion animals
• 959.08 [Effective 4/12/2021] When to report a violation involving a companion animal
• 959.09 [Effective 4/12/2021] Reporting requirements; immunity; false reports
• 959.10 [Effective 4/12/2021] Written warning if individual violates §959.08
• 959.12 Alteration of brands
• 959.13 Cruelty to animals
• 959.131 Prohibitions concerning companion animals
• 959.132 Impounding and disposition of companion animal
• 959.133 Immunity from liability for damage resulting from forcible entry of a motor vehicle for purpose of removing an animal
• 959.134 [Effective 3/31/2021] Lawful chemical capture is not an act of cruelty
• 959.14 Horse tails
• 959.15 Animal fights
• 959.16 Dogfighting offenses
• 959.161 Impounding and disposition of fighting dog
• 959.17 Trapshooting
• 959.20 Use of certain devices on work animals prohibited
• 959.21 Sexual conduct with an animal
• 959.99 [Effective 4/12/2021] Violation; penalties

See Also: Animal Abuse ❯❯

Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Program

• General Standards | Source: USDA APHIS
• Monitoring and Compliance | Source: USDA APHIS
• Livestock Moving Interstate: Final ADT Rule | Source: USDA APHIS
• Summary by Species | Source: USDA APHIS
• Interstate Movement of Livestock: Cattle and Bison | Source: USDA APHIS
• Interstate Movement of Livestock: Horses & Other Equine | Source: USDA APHIS
• Interstate Movement of Livestock: Poultry | Source: USDA APHIS
• Interstate Movement of Livestock: Sheep and Goats | Source: USDA APHIS
• Interstate Movement of Livestock: Swine | Source: USDA APHIS

Identification Devices

• Animal Identification Number (AIN) Devices | Source: USDA APHIS
• Eartags: General Criteria & Options | Source: USDA APHIS
• Eartags: National Uniform Eartagging System (NUES) | Source: USDA APHIS
• Premises Identification Number (PIN) Devices for Swine | Source: USDA APHIS

Import/Export

• Animal Health Status of Regions | Source: USDA APHIS
• Animal Products That Do Not Require An Import Permit | Source: USDA APHIS
• Export Requirements for Live Animals | Source: USDA APHIS
• Import Requirements for Live Animals | Source: USDA APHIS
• Interstate Movement Requirements by State | Source: NIAA & USAHA
• Temporary Restrictions | Source: USDA APHIS

Monitoring & Surveillance

• Aquaculture | Source: USDA APHIS
• Cattle | Source: USDA APHIS
• National Animal Health Reporting System (NAHRS) | Source: USDA APHIS
• National Animal Health Surveillance System (NAHSS) | Source: USDA APHIS
• Poultry | Source: USDA APHIS
• Sheep & Goats | Source: USDA APHIS

Traveling with Pets

• Definition of a Pet | Source: USDA APHIS
• International Pet Travel | Source: USDA APHIS
• Take your pet from the United States to a foreign country (Export) | Source: USDA APHIS
• Bring your pet into the United States from a foreign country (Import) | Source: USDA APHIS
• Travel with your pet state to state (Interstate) | Source: USDA APHIS

Controlled Substances & Dangerous Drugs

• DEA Controlled Substance Schedules
• DEA Form 222
  • Team training tool: How to complete DEA form 222 | Source: DVM360
  • Using DEA Form 222 to Order Schedule I and II Drugs | Source: University of Minnesota
• OAC 4729-9 Dangerous Drugs
• ORC 3179 Controlled Substances
• ORC 4729-11 Controlled Substance Schedules
• Practitioner's Manual | Source: DEA
• Report of Theft or Loss of Controlled Substances Under Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (Online Form)
• Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1304 — Records and Reports of DEA Registrants

Drug Disposal

• Drug Disposal Information | Source: DEA
• Proper disposal of controlled substances rule changes (March 2018)
  • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Regulation Station Archives > Drugs, disposal
• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day | Source: DEA

Ohio Board of Pharmacy

• Pharmacy Rules for Veterinarians
  • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Drugs & Pharmacy
• OAC 4729-5 Pharmacists-Administrative Provisions: Definitions
• OAC 4729-5-10 Prescription pick-up station
  • Pick-Up Station Rules
    • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Regulation Station Archives > Drugs, prescription pick-up stations
• OAC 4729-5-17 Personally furnishing dangerous drugs
  • Security, licensing rules raise questions
    • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Regulation Station Archives > Drugs, security & storage
• OAC 4741-1-05 Prescribing, administering, and dispensing drugs
• OAC 4729-5-13 Prescription format
• Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs (TDDD) Licenses
• Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS)

Opioids

• ORC 4741.05 Identifying Opioid Abuse in Pet Owners
• Requirements Prior to Prescribing Opioids | Source: Ohio Board of Pharmacy
• Veterinarians’ role in opioid epidemic
  • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Regulation Station Archives > Drugs, opioids

Pharmacies

• Working with Pharmacists to Ensure Animal Health
  Members Only
  | Source: OVMA
  • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Drugs & Pharmacy > Guidance Documents

Reporting

• DEA Drug Reporting Forms
• Reporting Animal Drug Side Effects and Product Problems | Source: FDA
• Reporting Loss of Dangerous Drugs and Prescription Drug Documents | Source: Ohio Board of Pharmacy
• Report of Theft or Loss of Controlled Substances Under Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (Online Form)
• RX Abuse Online Reporting: Report Incident | Source: DEA
• Safety Reporting Portal | Source: FDA and NIH
• Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1304 — Records and Reports of DEA Registrants

See Also: Drugs & Pharmacy ❯❯

General

• Animal Disease Information (by Disease/Species) | Source: USDA APHIS
• Animal Health Monitoring and Surveillance | Source: USDA APHIS
• Local Health Department Finder | Source: Ohio Department of Health
• NVAP Module 4: Preventing Disease Introduction and Spread | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Module 5: Vesicular Diseases | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Module 6: Exotic Avian Diseases | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Module 7: FAD Detection in Category I Animals | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Module 18: Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Module 27: Bovine Trichomoniasis | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Module 28: Significant and Emerging Viral Diseases of Carp, Koi, and Goldfish | Source: USDA APHIS
• Ohio Infectious Disease Control Manual | Source: Ohio Department of Health

Animal Disease Traceability (USDA APHIS)

• Animal Disease Traceabililty (ADT)
  • NVAP Module 12: Animal Disease Traceability
• Import/Export Requirements
• NVAP Module 8: International Movement of Horses
• NVAP Module 16: International Poultry Health Certificates
• Obtaining International Health Certificates for Pets
  • NVAP Module 2: Role of Agencies, Health Certificates
  • NVAP Module 9: Interstate and International Health Certificates for Category I Animals

Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-3: Communicable Diseases

• 3701-3-01 Definitions
• 3701-3-02 Diseases to be reported
• 3701-3-03 Reportable disease notification
• 3701-3-05 Time to report
• 3701-3-06 Reporting to department
• 3701-3-08 Release of patient's medical records
• 3701-3-14 Reporting requirements-poison control prevention and treatment centers and other health-related entities
• 3701-3-28 Report of bite of dog or other mammal
• 3701-3-29 Biting animal to be confined; veterinarian to report.
• 3701-3-30 Report of suspected rabid mammal

Reportable Diseases

• OAC 3701-3-02 Diseases to be reported
• NVAP Module 3: Overview: FAD, USDA Program, Reportable Diseases | Source: USDA APHIS
• Ohio Animal and Zoonotic Disease Reporting Reference | Source: Ohio Department of Health
• Status of Reportable Diseases in the United States | Source: USDA APHIS

Zoonotic Diseases

• Animal Bite Reporting Requirements
• Rabies Test Submission Report
• Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Protocol
• Ohio Animal and Zoonotic Disease Reporting Reference | Source: Ohio Department of Health
• ORC 4741.49 Reporting Lyme disease test results
• Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Practice
  • Members Only Center > Practice Management > Staff Health & Safety > Regulations & Recommendations > Disease Control & Prevention

DEA Registration

• Registration Applications: Questions & Answers
• Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1301 — Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers of Controlled Substances

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4741: Veterinarians

• 4741.11 Issuing certificate of license
• 4741.12 Reciprocity
• 4741.13 Limited license to practice veterinary medicine
• 4741.14 Temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine
• 4741.15 Provisional veterinary graduate license
• 4741.16 Renewal of license
• 4741.17 Fees
• 4741.171 Retired licensee - change of address
• 4741.18 Prohibiting fraud or error in obtaining license or permit
• 4741.19 Practice without license - student interns
• 4741.22 Disciplinary actions
• 4741.24 Reinstatement
• 4741.26 Enforcement
  • Veterinary Facility Compliance Inspections
    • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Regulation Station Archives > Compliance inspections

Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4741-1: Veterinary Medical Licensing Board

• 4741-1-04 Examination
• 4741-1-10 Minimum standards
• 4741-1-11 Form and content of continuing education hours
  • OVMLB CE Requirements for Veterinarians & Technicians
  • OVMLB CE Reporting Form
  • OVMLB-Approved CE
• 4741-1-18 Military experience and exemption

Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4741-2: Veterinary Business Facilities

• 4741-2-03 Limited licensure
• 4741-2-04 Temporary permit to practice

TDDD Licensing

• Board of Pharmacy: Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs (TDDD) Licenses
• Security, licensing rules raise questions
  • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Regulation Station Archives > Drugs, security & storage

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4741: Veterinarians

• 4741.01 Veterinarian definitions
• 4741.04 Veterinary-client-patient relationship defined
• 4741.12 Reciprocity
• 4741.20 Exceptions
• 4741.21 Prohibited advertising practices
• 4741.23 Prohibited acts
• 4741.28 Veterinary business facility license required
• 4741.30 Disposition of abandoned animal

Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4741-1: Veterinary Medical Licensing Board General Provisions

• 4741-1-03 Minimum standards for stationary veterinary facilities
• 4741-1-05 Prescribing, administering, and dispensing drugs
• 4741-1-08 Mobile veterinary practices and mobile veterinary practice facilities
• 4741-1-09 Euthanasia and disposal of animals
• 4741-1-10 Minimum standards
• 4741-1-11 Form and content of continuing education hours
• 4741-1-12 Embryo transfer: definition and practice
• 4741-1-13 Livestock management practices
• 4741-1-16 Companion animal vaccination clinics
• 4741-1-17 Home visits for companion animals
• 4741-1-20 Livestock ambulatory units
• 4741-1-21 Recordkeeping
• 4741-1-22 Vaccination clinics
• 4741-1-25 Impairment

Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4741-2: Veterinary Business Facilities

• 4741-2-01 General provisions of a veterinary business facility license
• 4741-2-02 Notification requirement of the veterinary business facility
• 4741-2-03 Limited licensure
• 4741-2-04 Temporary permit to practice

Students, Technicians, & Animal Aides

• Chart of Permissible Activities for Veterinary Technicians & Animal Aides in Ohio
  • Members Only Center > Practice Management > Templates & Reference
• OAC 4741-1-01 Animal technician duties, registration and continuing education requirements
• OAC 4741-1-14 Animal aide duties
• ORC 4741.19 Practice without license - student interns

Animal Welfare

• Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Module 22: Animal Welfare: An Introduction | Source: USDA APHIS
• NVAP Module 25: Using Behavior to Assess Animal Welfare | Source: USDA APHIS

Dangerous Wild Animals

• Ohio Dangerous Wild Animal Act
• Ohio Administrative Code 901:1-4 Dangerous Wild Animals
  • 901:1-4-01 Definitions and general considerations
  • 901:1-4-01.1 Enclosures for dangerous wild animals
  • 901:1-4-01.2 Food and water for dangerous wild animals.
  • 901:1-4-01.3 Health for dangerous wild animals
  • 901:1-4-02 Family - ursidae; common name - bears
  • 901:1-4-03 Family - hyaenidae
  • 901:1-4-04 Family - canidae; common names - gray wolf (excluding hybrids) and african wild dog
  • 901:1-4-05 Family - felidae; common names: cheetah, lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard, puma, caracal, serval, bobcat, canada lynx, eurasian lynx, iberian lynx, sunda clouded leopard, and clouded leopard
  • 901:1-4-06 Family - hippopotamidae, elephantidae, rhinocerotidae, bovidae (cape buffalo only)
  • 901:1-4-07 Species varanus komodoensis (komodo dragon)
  • 901:1-4-08 Order - crocodilia; family - alligatoridae (excluding dwarf caiman); family - crocodylidae; family - gavialidae
  • 901:1-4-09 Nonhuman primates
  • 901:1-4-13 Examinations

High-Volume Dog Breeding

• Ohio Commercial Dog Breeders Act
• Ohio Administrative Code 901:1-6 High Volume Dog Breeders
  • 901:1-6-01 Definitions and general considerations
  • 901:1-6-02 Housing
  • 901:1-6-03 Socialization
  • 901:1-6-04 Food and water
  • 901:1-6-05 Health
  • 901:1-6-06 Transportation
  • 901:1-6-07 Recordkeeping and identification
  • 901:1-6-08 Licensing
  • 901:1-6-09 Inspections
  • 901:1-6-10 Civil penalties

Livestock

• NVAP Module 21: Livestock Fitness to Travel | Source: USDA APHIS
• Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board Meetings, Fact Sheets, and Complaint Submission (ODA)
• Ohio Administrative Code 901:12 Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board
  • 901:12-1 Euthanasia
  • 901:12-2 Civil Penalties
  • 901:12-3 Generally
  • 901:12-4 Ambulatory Disabled, Non-ambulatory Disabled or Distressed Livestock
  • 901:12-5 Veal
  • 901:12-6 Dairy Cattle
  • 901:12-7 Beef Cattle
  • 901:12-8 Swine
  • 901:12-9 Poultry Layers
  • 901:12-10 Poultry Broilers and Breeders
  • 901:12-11 Turkeys and Turkey Breeders
  • 901:12-12 Sheep
  • 901:12-13 Goats
  • 901:12-14 Alpacas and Llamas
  • 901:12-15 Equine Species

See Also: Guidelines & Policies ❯❯

General Information

• Fact Sheet: Veterinary Feed Directive Final Rule and Next Steps | Source: FDA
• Compliance Guide | Source: FDA
• Requirements for Veterinarians and Veterinary Students | Source: FDA
• Requirements for Producers | Source: FDA
• VFD Survival Webinar Series | Source: GlobalVetLINK
• Drug Labels | Source: FDA
• VFD Basics | Source: AVMA
• NVAP Module 29: Veterinary Feed Directive | Source: USDA APHIS
• Guidance for Industry: VFD Common Format Questions & Answers | Source: FDA
• Medically Important Antimicrobials in Animal Agriculture | Source: FDA

Medicated Feed

• Regulation of Medicated Feed | Source: FDA
• Medicated Feed Calculators | Source: AAFCO
• Medicated Feeds | Source: FDA
• Extralabel Use of Medicated Feeds for Minor Species | Source: FDA

Drug Transitioning

• Drugs Transitioning from Over‐the‐Counter to Veterinary Feed Directive Status | Source: FDA
• Drugs Transitioning from Over-the-Counter to Prescription Status | Source: FDA
• VFD & Over-the-Counter Drugs | Source: The Ohio State University

Species-Specific Regulations

• Honey Bees
  • Honey Bees 101 for Veterinarians | Source: AVMA
  • NVAP Module 30: The Role of Veterinarians in Honey Bee Health | Source: USDA APHIS
• Cattle
  • Beef cattle compliance & examples (pptx) | Source: OVMA
• Fish
  • Using VFD Drugs in Aquaculture | Source: AVMA
• Swine
  • Swine compliance & examples (pptx) | Source: OVMA

Resources

• Blank VFD Form | Source: AVMA
• VFD Forms and 2017 Compliant Labels | Source: Zoetis
• Model VCPR Template for Food Animal Clients
  • Members Only Center > Practice Management > Templates & Reference

Hazardous Materials

• NVAP Module 10: Personal Protective Equipment for Veterinarians | Source: USDA APHIS
• OSHA Hazard Communication
• Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines | Source: AVMA
• Personal Protective Equipment Regulations | Source: OSHA

Infectious Waste

• Infectious Waste Guidance for Veterinarians
  | Source: OVMA
  • Members Only Center > Practice Management > Staff Health & Safety > Regulations & Recommendations
• Ohio Administrative Code: Solid & Hazardous Wastes
  • OAC 3745-27-01 Solid Waste and Infectious Waste Regulations – Definitions
  • OAC 3745-27-30 Standards for generators of infectious wastes
  • OAC 3745-27-32 Standards for the operation of infectious waste treatment facilities
  • OAC 3745-27-33 Disposal paper system
  • OAC 3745-27-35 Standards for handling infectious wastes
  • OAC 3745-27-36 Registration requirements for generators of infectious waste
• Landfills that accept animal carcasses | Source: Ohio EPA

Radiation

• Ohio Administrative Code: Licensing of Radiation Handlers Operating in Medical Settings
  • 3701-72-01 Definitions
  • 3701-72-02 Radiologic license application and renewal procedures
  • 3701-72-04 Licensee authorizations and requirements
• Radiograph Procedures Sample Guide
  | Source: OVMA
  • Members Only Center > Practice Management > Staff Health & Safety > Regulations & Recommendations
• Radiation Protection Rules: Notice to Employees (2017)
  | Source: Ohio Department of Health
  • Members Only Center > Practice Management > Staff Health & Safety > Regulations & Recommendations

Supplies

• FDA Ban on Powdered Medical Gloves
  • Members Only Center > Legal & Regulatory > Regulation Station Archives > Equipment & Supplies

Training

• OSHA 10 Hour and 30 Hour Training | Source: American Red Cross