California Veterinary Medical Board Committee Meeting

BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY   • GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR 
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS • CALIFORNIA VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD 
1747 North Market Blvd., Suite 230, Sacramento, CA 95834-2987 
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CALIFORNIA VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD 
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
NOTICE OF MEETING 
10:00 a.m., April 14, 2026 
Committee Members: 
Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM, Chair 
Kathy Bowler, Vice Chair 
Jeni Goedken, DVM 
Mark Nunez, DVM 
Kristi Pawlowski, RVT 
Leah Shufelt, RVT 
Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM 
Richard Sullivan, DVM 
Marie Ussery, RVT 
Action may be taken on any 
item listed on the agenda. 
The Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (Committee) of the California Veterinary 
Medical Board (Board) will meet in accordance with Government Code section 
11122.5, subdivision (a), at 
Department of Consumer Affairs 
1625 North Market Boulevard, Hearing Room 
Sacramento, CA 95834 
This meeting also will be held via WebEx Events for public participation. Instructions 
to connect to the meeting can be found at: 
https://vmb.ca.gov/meetings/agendas/joinwebex.pdf. 
To participate in the WebEx Events meeting, please log on to this website the day of 
the meeting: 
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m56c3a40f5d11361464387f0151497a0a 
Event number: 2480 617 2305 
Event password: VMB414 
Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by 
April 8, 2026, to VMB@dca.ca.gov for consideration. 
Members of the public may, but are not obligated to, provide their names or personal 
information as a condition of observing or participating in the meeting. When signing into the 
WebEx platform, participants may be asked for their name and email address. Participants 
who choose not to provide their names will need to provide a unique identifier such as their 
initials or another alternative, so that the meeting moderator can identify individuals who 
wish to make public comment; participants who choose not to provide their email address 
may utilize a fictitious email address like in the following sample format: 
XXXXX@mailinator.com. 
1. Call to Order/ Roll Call/ Establishment of a Quorum
2. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda
Note: The Committee may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this 
public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of 
a future meeting. (Government Code sections 11125 and 11125.7(a).)
3. Review and Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes
A. October 14, 2025
1. Full Minutes
2. Action Minutes
B. January 20, 2026
1. Action Minutes
4. Presentation Regarding High Quality High Volume Spay and Neuter (HQHVSN) 
Services and Mobile Animal Sterilization Hospital (MASH) Clinics – UC Davis Weill 
School of Veterinary Medicine
5. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on Minimum Standards for Alternate Premises 
Regulations – Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM and Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
A. HQHVSN Services and MASH Clinics
B. Recommendation to Initiate Rulemaking to Amend California Code of Regulations 
(CCR), Title 16, 2030.1 Regarding Small Animal Fixed Veterinary Premises and 
Handling Animal Remains
6. Update and Discussion, and Possible Action on Recommendations from the Veterinary 
Practice Subcommittee – Richard Sullivan, DVM, and Marie Ussery, RVT
A. Potential Recommendation to Initiate Rulemaking to Amend CCR, Title 16, Section 
2032.3 Regarding Record Keeping; Records; Contents; Transfer
B. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Meeting
7. Update and Discussion from the Enforcement Subcommittee – Jeni Goedken, DVM and 
Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
8. Update and Discussion from the Unlicensed Practice Subcommittee – Mark Nunez, 
DVM and Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM
9. Update and Discussion from the Outreach Subcommittee – Kathy Bowler and Cheryl 
Waterhouse, DVM
10.  Committee Chair Report – Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
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