225 ILCS 115/1 : Regulation — Professions and Occupations — Health — Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 1994 — [Section scheduled to be repealed effective 1/1/2024]

The practice of veterinary medicine in the State of Illinois is declared to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring the delivery of competent veterinary medical care and is subject to State regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of veterinary medicine is a privilege conferred by legislative grant only to persons possessed of the professional qualifications specified in this Act.