(a) In accordance with section 4827(d) of the code, an employee of an animal control shelter or humane society and its agencies who is not a veterinarian or registered veterinary technician (RVT) shall be deemed to have received proper training to administer, without the presence of a veterinarian, sodium pentobarbital for euthanasia of sick, injured, homeless, or unwanted domestic pets or animals if the person has completed a curriculum of at least eight (8) hours as specified in the publication by the California Animal Welfare Association entitled “Euthanasia Training Curriculum” dated October 24, 1997, that includes the following subjects:

(b) The training curriculum shall be provided by a veterinarian, an RVT, or an individual who has been certified by the California Animal Welfare Association to train persons in the humane use of sodium pentobarbital as specified in their publication entitled “Criteria for Certification of Animal Euthanasia Instructors in the State of California” dated September 1, 1997.