LAWS
ORGANIZATIONS
MISC.
100

The term _______ is defined as a group of individuals, vet techs, hospital staff, and DVMs interested in a specific discipline or area of veterinary medicine.

Society

100

What does AAHA stand for?

American Animal Hospital Association

100

An inanimate object or surface that may be contaminated with infectious agents?

Fomite

200

Which of the following is responsible for establishing the U.S. federal minimum wage?

Fair Labor Standard Act

200

What organization controls safety hazards for the veterinary field?

OSHA

200

In what year did the first modern programs for education of Veterinarians begin?

1761

300

What are veterinary ethics?

A system of moral principles guiding appropriate behavior and actions

300

Where was the first veterinary college founded?

Lyon, France

400

What are veterinary practice acts?

Laws that define the practice of veterinary medicine in each state

400

When was the first Vet Med Programs created in the United States?

1879

500

What government agency controls the veterinary substance logs?

DEA

600

What is common law?

Legal interpretation enforced by the judicial system.