Statute · California Business and Professions Code
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4920.3 — Community Blood Banks for Animals
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4920.3
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Business and Professions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2022-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) A veterinarian or a community blood bank operating under this article shall not provide payment to a person who provides an animal for the purpose of donating that animal’s blood and blood component products for use in their practice or for retail sale and distribution.
Citator
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4920.3 — Community Blood Banks for Animals is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) A veterinarian or a community blood bank operating under this article shall not provide payment to a person who provides an animal for the purpose of donating that animal’s blood and blood component products for use in their practice or for retail sale and distribution.
(b) For purposes of this section, “payment” means the transfer to any person of money or other valuable consideration that can be converted to money by the recipient. For purposes of this section, “payment” does not include fees for veterinary tests, medications, vaccinations, screenings, or other services that benefit the health of the animal from which the blood or blood component products were taken.