South Korea Veterinary Act (수의사법) — Purpose, Veterinarian Definition & Duty to Treat
Source: Veterinary Act (수의사법), Republic of Korea, first-hand text from the Ministry of Government Legislation national law portal (law.go.kr), rendered via Seoul relay Playwright on 2026-07-24. Status: in force.
The Veterinary Act governs the function of veterinarians (수의사) and veterinary practice. It states the Act's purpose, defines a veterinarian, and imposes a duty on veterinary-clinic operators not to refuse treatment without just cause. The claims below are verbatim Korean sentences from the Act as published on law.go.kr.
Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)
제1조(목적) 이 법은 수의사(獸醫師)의 기능과 수의(獸醫)업무에 관하여 필요한 사항을 규정함으로써 동물의 건강 및 복지 증진, 축산업의 발전과 공중위생의 향상에 기여함을 목적으로 한다. <개정 2024. 1. 2.>(Article 1 (Purpose): this Act aims, by prescribing matters concerning the function of veterinarians and veterinary duties, to contribute to the promotion of animal health and welfare and the development of livestock industry and the improvement of public hygiene.)제11조(진료의 거부 금지) 동물진료업을 하는 수의사가 동물의 진료를 요구받았을 때에는 정당한 사유 없이 거부하여서는 아니 된다.(Article 11 (Prohibition of Refusal of Treatment): a veterinarian operating a veterinary practice shall not refuse, without just cause, when requested to treat an animal.)제11조(진료의 거부 금지) 동물진료업을 하는 수의사 또는 동물병원 개설자가 동물의 진료를 요구받았을 때에는 정당한 사유 없이 거부하여서는 아니 된다.(Article 11 as amended: the duty not to refuse treatment also extends to an operator of an animal hospital.)
Source: pdf-raw/kr-vet-drug/vet_act.txt — first-hand Veterinary Act text (law.go.kr), pulled 2026-07-24 via Seoul relay Playwright.