California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2010: Veterinary medicine: veterinary surgery premises: spay and neuter services.
Status: Chaptered, September 18, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 4854 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. healing arts Veterinary medicine: veterinary surgery premises: spay and neuter services. Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the California Veterinary Medical Board to license and regulate the practice of veterinary medicine. The act requires all premises where veterinary medicine, veterinary dentistry, or veterinary surgery is being practiced to be kept clean and sanitary at all times and conform to minimum standards established by the board…
From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:
An act to amend Section 4854 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. healing arts Veterinary medicine: veterinary surgery premises: spay and neuter services. Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the California Veterinary Medical Board to license and regulate the practice of veterinary medicine. The act requires all premises where veterinary medicine, veterinary dentistry, or veterinary surgery is being practiced to be kept clean and sanitary at all times and conform to minimum standards established by the board. This bill would specify that high-volume spay or neuter services, as defined, shall not be required to be performed in a separate surgical room. The bill would make related findings and declarations. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to expand access to high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter services in accordance with the prevailing standard of care for these services. (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that high-volume spay or neuter services, as defined, are not required to be performed in a separate surgery room, and that any related surgery room requirements shall not apply to high-volume spay or neuter services. (c) Nothing in this …