Section 216-RICR-40-05-14.3 - License RequirementsA. No person unless licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall practice veterinary medicine or attempt to practice veterinary medicine or hold himself or herself out to the public as a practitioner of veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry, whether by sign, words, advertisements, listing in directories, or use of the title "doctor" or any abbreviation thereof or any title including "VS" or by the use of any other means, implying a practitioner of veterinary medicine or any of its branches, or fraudulently uses or posts any degree, diploma or certificate implying a practitioner of veterinary medicine or who opens an office or maintains an establishment or facility for the purpose of or with the intention of practicing veterinary medicine. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 14.3(A) of this Part, excluded from the application of the term "practice of veterinary medicine" are those individuals who under given circumstances are excluded from the provisions of the Act as set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-7(b), and consequently excluded from the licensure requirements of this Part.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-05-14.3