PERMANENT RULE BASIS AND PURPOSE 
Basis:
The basis for making amendments to the existing rules that the State Board of Veterinary Medicine (“Board”) has found imperatively necessary to comply with state law, specifically section 12-30-114, C.R.S.
Purpose: 
The purpose of the permanent rulemaking hearing held on October 10, 2019, was for the Board to consider revising the rules to implement Colorado Senate Bill 19-228, consistent with its rulemaking authority in sections 12-20-204, 12-315-106(5)(g), and 24-4-103, C.R.S.