Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4905
Revenue
Redline — January 1, 2021 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2021
The following fees shall be collected by the board and shall be credited to the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund:
(a) The veterinarian license application fee shall be three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
(b) The Veterinary Medicine Practice Act course fee shall be set by the board in an amount it determines reasonably necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) The initial veterinarian license fee shall be set by the board not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
(d) The biennial veterinarian license renewal fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
(e) The university licensee application fee shall be three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
(f) The initial university license fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
(g) The biennial university licensee renewal fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
(h) The delinquency fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).
(i) The fee for issuance of a duplicate license, registration, or permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
(j) Any charge made for duplication or other services shall be set at the cost of rendering the service, except as specified in subdivision (i).
(k) The fee for failure to report a change in the mailing address shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
(l) The initial veterinary premises registration fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500) annually.
(m) The annual veterinary premises registration renewal fee shall be five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525).
(n) The registered veterinary technician application fee shall be two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225).
(o) The initial registered veterinary technician registration fee shall be two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225).
(p) The biennial registered veterinary technician renewal fee shall be two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225).
(q) The veterinary assistant controlled substance permit application fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
(r) The veterinary assistant controlled substance permit fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
(s) The biennial veterinary assistant controlled substance permit renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
(t) The veterinary assistant controlled substance permit delinquency fee shall be 50 percent of the renewal fee for such permit in effect on the date of the renewal of the permit, but shall not be less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(u) The fee for filing an application for approval of a school or institution offering a curriculum for training registered veterinary technicians pursuant to Section 4843 shall be set by the board at an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). The school or institution shall also pay for the reasonable regulatory costs incident to an onsite inspection conducted by the board pursuant to Section 2065.6 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.
(v) If the money transferred from the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund to the General Fund pursuant to the Budget Act of 1991 is redeposited into the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund, the fees assessed by the board shall be reduced correspondingly. However, the reduction shall not be so great as to cause the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund to have a reserve of less than three months of annual authorized board expenditures. The fees set by the board shall not result in a Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund reserve of more than 10 months of annual authorized board expenditures.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Small veterinary premises” means a veterinary premises where up to three full-time equivalent veterinarians provide veterinary services.
(2) “Medium veterinary premises” means a veterinary premises where four to eight full-time equivalent veterinarians provide veterinary services.
(3) “Large veterinary premises” means a veterinary premises where nine or more full-time equivalent veterinarians provide veterinary services.
(b) The following fees shall be collected by the board and shall be credited to the California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund:
(1) The veterinarian license application fee shall not exceed five hundred forty dollars ($540).
(2) The California Veterinary Medicine Practice Act course fee shall not exceed one hundred fifty-five dollars ($155).
(3) The initial veterinarian license fee shall not exceed eight hundred dollars ($800).
(4) The biennial veterinarian license renewal fee shall not exceed eight hundred dollars ($800).
(5) The university licensee application fee shall not exceed five hundred forty dollars ($540).
(6) The initial university license fee shall not exceed eight hundred dollars ($800).
(7) The biennial university licensee renewal fee shall not exceed eight hundred dollars ($800).
(8) The initial small veterinary premises registration fee shall not exceed eight hundred forty dollars ($840) annually.
(9) The annual small veterinary premises registration renewal fee shall not exceed nine hundred ten dollars ($910).
(10) The initial medium veterinary premises registration fee shall not exceed one thousand one hundred twenty dollars ($1,120).
(11) The annual medium veterinary premises registration renewal fee shall not exceed one thousand one hundred ninety dollars ($1,190).
(12) The initial large veterinary premises registration fee shall not exceed one thousand six hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,675).
(13) The annual large veterinary premises registration renewal fee shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred forty-five dollars ($1,745).
(14) The registered veterinary technician application fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
(15) The initial registered veterinary technician registration fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
(16) The biennial registered veterinary technician renewal fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
(17) The veterinary assistant controlled substance permit application fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
(18) The veterinary assistant controlled substance permit fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
(19) The biennial veterinary assistant controlled substance permit renewal fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
(20) All license, registration, and permit delinquency fees shall be 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of the renewal, but shall not be less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.