Article 5 - Revenue

California Business and Professions Code — §§ 4900-4905

Sections (8)

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 631, Sec. 41. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2022.

(a)All veterinary licenses, veterinary technician registrations, and veterinary assistant controlled substance permits, shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed.

(b)All premises registrations shall expire annually at 12 midnight of the last day of the month in which the license was issued, unless renewed.

(c)To renew an unexpired license, registration, or permit, the licensee, registrant, or permitholder shall, on or before the date of expiration of the license or registration, apply for renewal on a

form provided by the board, accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee. The renewal application shall contain a statement to the effect that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, has not been the subject of professional disciplinary action taken by any public agency in California or any other state or territory, and has not violated any of the provisions of this chapter. If the applicant is unable to make that statement, the application shall contain a statement of the conviction, professional discipline, or violation.

(d)Each licensee, registrant, and permitholder who has an electronic mail address shall report to the board that electronic mail address during the time of renewal and confirm that the electronic mail address and address of record is current and valid. The electronic mail address shall be considered

confidential and not subject to public disclosure.

§ 4901

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 80, Sec. 19. (AB 107) Effective January 1, 2010.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired license or registration may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration on filing of an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license or registration is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee or registrant, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which all renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license or registration shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in

Section 4900 that next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.

§ 4901.1

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 80, Sec. 20. (AB 107) Effective January 1, 2010.

A license or registration that is suspended is subject to expiration, and shall be renewed as provided in this chapter, but that renewal does not entitle the licensee or registrant, while the license or registration remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed or registered activity, or in any other activity in violation of the order or judgment by which the license or registration was suspended.

§ 4901.2

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 195, Sec. 38. (AB 1502) Effective January 1, 2026.

(a)A revoked or surrendered license, registration, or permit is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it shall not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee, registrant, or permitholder, as a condition precedent to reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.

(b)If reinstatement fees, delinquency fees, or reimbursement of costs of prosecution and enforcement, as applicable, are not paid by a petitioner pursuant to Section 4887 within one year of the effective date of a decision reinstating the license, registration, or permit,

the petition shall be deemed abandoned, and the license, registration, or permit shall not be reinstated as ordered by the decision.

§ 4902

Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 195, Sec. 40. (AB 1502) Effective January 1, 2026.

A license, registration, or permit that is not renewed within five years after its expiration shall be canceled and shall not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but the licensee, registrant, or permitholder may apply for and obtain a new license, registration, or permit if the person applies for a license, registration, or permit as a new applicant and meets all of the requirements for the license, registration, or permit.

§ 4903

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 68. (SB 1526) Effective January 1, 2025.

Of all fines or forfeitures of bail in any case where a person is charged with a violation of this chapter, 50 percent shall be paid upon collection by the proper officer of the court to the State Treasurer, to be deposited to the credit of the California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund. The other 50 percent shall be paid as provided by law, for the payment of fines or forfeitures of bail in misdemeanor cases.

§ 4904

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 69. (SB 1526) Effective January 1, 2025.

All fees collected on behalf of the board and all receipts of every kind and nature shall be reported each month for the month preceding to the Controller and at the same time the entire amount shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund. The California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the use of the board.

§ 4905

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 195, Sec. 41. (AB 1502) Effective January 1, 2026.

(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).