Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary License (individual; premises inspected, not licensed)

Pennsylvania licenses veterinarians, not veterinary premises, and the distinction has a twist worth understanding. There is nothing to apply for and no facility fee — the complete fee schedule contains no premises line at all. But the Board is required to inspect every animal hospital and veterinary establishment, including mobile clinics, at least every two years for sanitary conditions, equipment and methods of operation. So a Pennsylvania practice IS subject to state inspection while holding no state permit, and any failure is enforced as discipline against the individual licensee rather than against the building. The individual license is $360 biennially, expiring 30 November of even years, with a $35 application fee. Do not confuse any of this with the Animal Protection Organization certificate of registration, which is a real entity-level credential at $244 including inspection — that one is for shelters performing euthanasia, not for veterinary practices.