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 AB-1733 License and registration renewal: continuing education.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 06/30/2026 09:00 PM

AB1733:v97#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Assembly Bill

 No. 1733

 CHAPTER 42

 An act to amend Sections 4858.1 and 4858.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to veterinary medicine. 

 [
 Approved by

 Governor
 June 30, 2026.

 Filed with

 Secretary of State
 June 30, 2026.
 ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1733, Lee.
 License and registration renewal: continuing education.

Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the California Veterinary Medical Board, until January 1, 2030, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure of veterinarians, the registration of veterinarian technicians, and the general regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine.

Existing law requires the board to issue a renewed veterinarian license or renewed veterinary technician registration to an applicant who completes a minimum number of hours of continuing education. Existing law permits a portion of this continuing education to be completed either as self study or by providing pro bono spay or neuter services for specified agencies.

This bill would recast those provisions to, instead, specify that both the self
 study and the pro bono spay or neuter services may be used to satisfy those requirements.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 YES 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Doctors of veterinary medicine continue to innovate to address the pet overpopulation crisis.

(b) Animal shelters in California support funding to advance education in high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter services to address the pet overpopulation crisis. Animal shelters further support veterinarians who receive continuing education credit for their time spent volunteering to provide spay and neuter services in California’s animal shelters.

SEC. 2.

 Section 4858.1 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

4858.1.

 (a) The board shall issue renewed veterinarian licenses only to those applicants who have completed a minimum of 36 hours of continuing education in the preceding two years.

(b) Continuing education hours for veterinarians shall be earned as follows:

(1) Attending courses relevant to veterinary medicine and sponsored or cosponsored by any of the following:

(A) The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), its accredited veterinary medical colleges, or its recognized specialty or affiliated allied groups or educational organizations.

(B) State veterinary medical
 associations or their affiliated associations or educational organizations.

(C) Federal, state, or local government agencies.

(D) Providers accredited, approved, or recognized by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), American Medical Association (AMA), American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), or American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB).

(2) Up to six hours of the required 36 hours of continuing education may be earned by taking self-study courses, which may include, but are not limited to, reading journals, viewing video recordings, or listening to audio recordings.

(3) Up to four hours
 of the required 36 hours of continuing education may be earned by providing spaying or neutering services at no cost to a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group in compliance with the following:

(A) The services shall be performed at a veterinary
 premises registered with the board pursuant to Section 4853.

(B) Proof of completion of continuing education pursuant to this
 paragraph shall be documented by the director or administrator of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, with a copy provided to the veterinarian, and include the date of performing the