44—Veterinary surgeon to be indemnified against loss
(1) A
veterinary surgeon must not, unless exempted by the Board, provide
veterinary treatment for fee or reward unless insured in a manner and to an
extent approved by the Board against civil liabilities that might be incurred
by him or her in the course of providing veterinary treatment.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(2) The Board may,
subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, exempt a person, or a class of
persons, from the requirements of this section and may, whenever it thinks
fit, revoke an exemption or revoke or vary the conditions under which an
exemption operates.