§59-698.2.

§59-698.2.
   
   As used in the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act:
   
   1. "Board" means the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
   
   2. "Animal" means any animal other than humans and includes, but is
   not limited to, fowl, fish, birds and reptiles, wild or domestic,
   living or dead;
   
   3. "Veterinarian" means a person who has received a degree in
   veterinary medicine or its equivalent from a school of veterinary
   medicine;
   
   4. "Licensed veterinarian" means any veterinarian who holds an active
   license to practice veterinary medicine in this state;
   
   5. "School of veterinary medicine" means any veterinary college or
   division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor
   of veterinary medicine or its equivalent, which conforms to the
   standards required for accreditation by the American Veterinary
   Medical Association and which is recognized and approved by the Board;
   
   6. "Veterinary technician" means a person who has graduated from a
   school of animal technology, or its equivalent, which conforms to the
   standards required for accreditation by the American Veterinary
   Medical Association and which is recognized and approved by the Board,
   and who has been certified by the Board as qualified to practice under
   the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian;
   
   7. "Direct supervision" means:
   
   a. directions have been given to a veterinary technician, nurse,
   laboratory technician, intern, veterinary assistant or other employee
   for medical care following the examination of an animal by the
   licensed veterinarian responsible for the professional care of the
   animal, or
   
   b. that, under certain circumstances following the examination of an
   animal by a licensed veterinarian responsible for the professional
   care of the animal, the presence of the licensed veterinarian on the
   premises in an animal hospital setting or in the same general area in
   a range setting is required after directions have been given to a
   veterinarian who has a certificate issued pursuant to Section 698.8 of
   this title;
   
   8. "License" means authorization to practice veterinary medicine
   granted by the Board to an individual found by the Board to meet
   certain requirements pursuant to the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act
   or any other applicable statutes;
   
   9. "Certificate" means authorization to practice veterinary medicine
   with certain limitations or restrictions on that practice, set by the
   Board or authorization to perform certain enumerated functions
   peripheral to the practice of veterinary medicine as set by the Board;
   
   10. "Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" means when:
   
   a. the licensed veterinarian has assumed the responsibility for making
   medical judgments regarding the health of an animal or animals and the
   need for medical treatment, and the client, owner or other caretaker
   has agreed to follow the instructions of the licensed veterinarian;
   and
   
   b. there is sufficient knowledge of the animal or animals by the
   licensed veterinarian to initiate at least a general or preliminary
   diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal or animals in that:
   
   (1) the licensed veterinarian has recently seen or is personally
   acquainted with the keeping and care of the animal or animals, or
   
   (2) by medically necessary and timely visits to the premises where the
   animal or animals are kept or both, and
   
   c. the licensed veterinarian is readily available for follow-up in
   case of adverse reactions or failure of the regimen of therapy, or has
   arranged for emergency medical coverage, and
   
   d. would conform to applicable federal law and regulations;
   
   11. "Veterinary premises" means any facility where the practice of
   veterinary medicine occurs, including, but not limited to, a mobile
   unit, mobile clinic, outpatient clinic, satellite clinic, public
   service outreach of a veterinary facility, or veterinary hospital or
   clinic. The term "veterinary premises" shall not include the premises
   of a client of a licensed veterinarian or research facility;
   
   12. "Veterinary prescription drugs" means such prescription items as
   are in the possession of a person regularly and lawfully engaged in
   the manufacture, transportation, storage, or wholesale or retail
   distribution of veterinary drugs and the federal Food and Drug
   Administration-approved human drugs for animals which because of their
   toxicity or other potential for harmful effects, or method of use, or
   the collateral measures necessary for use, are labeled by the
   manufacturer or distributor in compliance with federal law and
   regulations to be sold only to or on the prescription order or under
   the supervision of a licensed veterinarian for use in the course of
   professional practice. Veterinary prescription drugs shall not include
   over-the-counter products for which adequate directions for lay use
   can be written.
   
   13. "ECFVG certificate" means a certificate issued by the American
   Veterinary Medical Association Education Commission for Foreign
   Veterinary Graduates, indicating that the holder has demonstrated
   knowledge and skill equivalent to that possessed by a graduate of an
   accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine;
   
   14. "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the State
   Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners or the authorized representative
   of such official;
   
   15. "Telemedicine" shall mean the transmission of diagnostic images
   such as, but not limited to, radiographs, ultrasound, cytology,
   endoscopy, photographs and case information over ordinary or cellular
   phone lines to a licensed veterinarian or board-certified medical
   specialist for the purpose of consulting regarding case management
   with the primary care licensed veterinarian who transmits the cases;
   
   16. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association,
   joint venture, cooperative, corporation, or any other group or
   combination acting in concert, and whether or not acting as a
   principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any other kind of legal
   or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee,
   agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, fictitious name
   certificate, or any other representative of such person;
   
   17. "Food animal" means any mammalian, poultry, fowl, fish, or other
   animal that is raised primarily for human food consumption;
   
   18. "Surgery" means the branch of veterinary science conducted under
   elective or emergency circumstances, which treats diseases, injuries
   and deformities by manual or operative methods including, but not
   limited to, cosmetic, reconstructive, ophthalmic, orthopedic,
   vascular, thoracic, and obstetric procedures. The provisions in
   Section 698.12 of this title shall not be construed as surgery; and
   
   19. "Abandonment" means to forsake entirely or to neglect or refuse to
   provide or perform the legal obligations for care and support of an
   animal by its owner, or the owner's agent. Abandonment shall
   constitute the relinquishment of all rights and claims by the owner to
   an animal.