Business and Professions Code section 4905
(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).
Source:
Section 4905, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=4905. (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).
