New Mexico State Board Study Questions

Define an animal

Any animal other than man

Which of the following does NOT fall under the meaning of animal shelter?

A. A county or municipal facility that provides shelter to animals on a regular basis, including a small animal impound facility 

B. A private humane society that temporarily houses stray, unwanted or injured animals through administrative or contractual arrangements with local government agency.

C. Does not include a municipal zoological park

C. Does not include a municipal zoological park

Which of the following does NOT fall under the meaning of animal shelter?

A. A county or municipal facility that provides shelter to animals on a regular basis, including a small animal impound facility 

B. A private humane society that temporarily houses stray, unwanted or injured animals through administrative or contractual arrangements with local government agency.

C. Does not include a municipal zoological park

A and B

Define euthanasia

Produce a human death of an animal by standards deemed acceptable by the board as set forth

What term matches the following definition: A facility that provides shelter to animals on a regular basis including a small animal impound facility, a human society, or public or private shelter facility that temporarily houses stray, unwanted or injured animals and that performs euthanasia.

Euthanasia facility

Define the practice of veterinary medicine

The diagnosis, treatment correct, change, relief or prevention of animal disease, deformity, defect, injury or other physical or mental condition, including the prescription or administration of any drug medicine, biological, apparatus, application, anesthetic or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique and the use of any procedure for AI, testing for pregnancy, diagnosing and treating sterility or infertility or rendering advice with regard to any of these:

• The representation, directly or indirectly or indirectly, publically or privately, of any ability and willingness to do any mentioned above OR

• The use of any title, words, abbreviation, or letters in a manner or under circumstances that induce the belief that the person using them is qualified to act any mentioned above

Who is a person having a DVM or its equivalent from a veterinary school or a person who has received a medical education in veterinary medicine in a foreign country and has thereafter entered the US and fulfilled the requirements and standards set forth by AVMA and passed all examinations required by the board prior to being issued any license to practice veterinary medicine in this state.

Veterinarian