2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 4900-4905 Article 5. Revenue

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 4900-4905

4900.  (a) All veterinary licenses and animal health technician
certificates shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the birth
month of the licensee or certificate holder during the second year
of a two-year term if not renewed.
   (b) The board shall establish by regulation procedures for the
administration of a birthdate renewal program, including, but not
limited to, the establishment of a system of staggered license and
certificate expiration dates and a pro rata formula for the payment
of renewal fees by veterinarians and animal health technicians
affected by the implementation of the program.
   (c) To renew an unexpired license or certificate, the licensee or
certificate holder shall, on or before the date of expiration of the
license or certificate, apply for renewal on a form provided by the
board, accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee.
   (d) Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on
which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee
is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is
paid, whichever occurs last. If so renewed, the license or
certificate shall continue in effect through the expiration date
provided in this section which next occurs after the effective date
of the renewal, when it shall expire, if it is not again renewed.
4901.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired
license may be renewed at any time within five years after its
expiration on filing of an application for renewal on a form
prescribed by the board, and payment of all accrued and unpaid
renewal fees.  If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its
expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall
also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter.  Renewal
under this section shall be effective on the date on which the
application is filed, on the date on which all renewal fees are paid,
or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid,
whichever last occurs.  If so renewed, the license shall continue in
effect through the expiration date provided in Section 4900 that next
occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire
if it is not again renewed.
4901.1.  A license which is suspended is subject to expiration, and
shall be renewed as provided in this chapter, but such renewal does
not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and
until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any
other activity in violation of the order or judgment by which it was
suspended.
4901.2.  A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in
this article, but it may not be renewed.  If it is reinstated after
its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to
reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to
the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the
date on which it is reinstated plus the delinquency fee, if any,
accrued at the time of its revocation.
4902.  A person who fails to renew his license within five years
after its expiration may not renew it, and it shall not be restored,
reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but such person may apply for and
obtain a new license if:
   (a) He is not subject to denial of licensure under Section 480.
   (b) He takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be
required of him if he were then applying for a license for the first
time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that,
with due regard for the public interest, he is qualified to practice
veterinary medicine, and
   (c) He pays all of the fees that would be required of him if he
were then applying for the license for the first time.
   The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of
all or any part of the examination fee in those cases in which a
license is issued without an examination pursuant to the provisions
of this section.
4903.  Of all fines or forfeitures of bail in any case wherein any
person is charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this
act, 50 percent shall be paid upon collection by the proper officer
of the court to the State Treasurer, to be deposited to the credit of
the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.  The other 50 percent
shall be paid as provided by law, for the payment of fines or
forfeitures of bail in misdemeanor cases.
4904.  All fees collected on behalf of the board and all receipts of
every kind and nature shall be reported each month for the month
preceding to the State Controller and at the same time the entire
amount shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to
the  Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.  This contingent fund
shall be for the use of the Veterinary Medical Board and out of it
and not otherwise shall be paid all expenses of the board.
4905.  The following fees shall be collected by the board and shall
be credited to the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund:
   (a) The fee for filing an application for examination shall be set
by the board in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary to
provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
   (b) The fee for the licensing examination shall be set by the
board in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary to provide
sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter, not to
exceed three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325).
   (c) The fee for the California state board examination shall be
set by the board in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary
to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
   (d) The fee for the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act examination
shall be set by the board in an amount it determines reasonably
necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of
this chapter, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50).
   (e) The initial license fee shall be set by the board not to
exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) except that, if the license
is issued less than one year before the date on which it will expire,
then the fee shall be set by the board at not to exceed one hundred
twenty-five dollars ($125).  The board may, by appropriate
regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of the initial license
fee where the license is issued less than 45 days before the date on
which it will expire.
   (f) The renewal fee shall be set by the board for each biennial
renewal period in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary to
provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
   (g) The temporary license fee shall be set by the board in an
amount it determines is reasonably necessary to provide sufficient
funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter, not to exceed one
hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
   (h) The delinquency fee shall be set by the board, not to exceed
twenty-five dollars ($25).
   (i) The fee for issuance of a duplicate license is ten dollars
($10).
   (j) The board may make a charge for records, transcripts, and
other official documents pertaining to the affairs of the board.
   (k) The fee for failure to report a change in the mailing address
is fifteen dollars ($15).
   (l) The initial and annual renewal fees for registration of
veterinary premises shall be set by the board in an amount not to
exceed one hundred dollars ($100) annually.
   (m) If the money transferred from the Veterinary Medical Board
Contingent Fund to the General Fund pursuant to the Budget Act of
1991 is redeposited into the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent
Fund, the fees assessed by the board shall be reduced
correspondingly.  However, the reduction shall not be so great as to
cause the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund to have a reserve
of less than three months of annual authorized board expenditures.
The fees set by the board shall not result in a Veterinary Medical
Board Contingent Fund reserve of more than 10 months of annual
authorized board expenditures.


Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. California may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.