Welcome to the website of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, an agency within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. We appreciate your visit to our site, and we look forward to assisting you.
IMPORTANT TECHNICIAL PHONE ISSUE -
DPFR is currently experiencing technical issues with its phone system resulting in long wait times and challenges accessing voicemail. We apologize for the inconvenience. While we work to resolve this problem, please consider contacting us via email by clicking on the “Contact Us” option on this page. There you may access the email address to the Program (say Board for the other boards) and phone numbers to reach a staff member. Thank you for your patience.
Purpose
The State Board of Veterinary Medicine was established to protect the public interest through the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine in order to maintain high professional standards.
The primary responsibilities of the Board are to evaluate applicant qualifications, to administer examinations of applicants, to grant licenses to those who meet board requirements, investigate complaints, and take appropriate disciplinary action.
You may follow this link to the Secretary of State's office to view a list of board members. Members of the public should not contact board members with questions or comments. All questions, comments or any other board-related matters must be directed to the Board’s administrator. (Geraldine.L. Betts@maine.gov 207-624-8625)
Notice Regarding License Verification Requests
License verifications is available at no charge by visiting Board of Veterinary Medicine online licensing portal. OPOR does not issue paper license verifications.
Future correspondence from the Board of Veterinary Medicine will be sent to you by email, so please be sure to keep your contact information current. Follow this link to verify your contact information.
What's New
Press Releases
- State Board of Veterinary Medicine Revokes Veterinary License of Cynthia Cole Teer (PDF)
- State Board of Veterinary Medicine Issues Warning about Formerly Licensed Veteriarian Continuing to Practice (PDF)
Guidance Papers
- GUIDANCE PAPER VETERINARY-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS (VCPR), Released August 11, 2020 (PDF)
- GUIDANCE PAPER LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER AND VACCINE CLINIC OFFERINGS, Released August 11, 2020 (PDF)
- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO THE ABOVE GUIDANCE PAPERS FROM RACHEL FISKE, DVM, ASSISTANT STATE VETERINARIAN, Released August 21, 2020 (PDF)
Rulemaking
The Maine Board of Pharmacy adopted Board Rules Chapter 42: Compounding Drugs for Veterinarian Office Use, Effective May 15, 2023