2005 Idaho Code - 54-2112 — EXPIRATION OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION -- NOTICE -- RENEWAL -- INACTIVE STATUS

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                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
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                                VETERINARIANS
    54-2112.  EXPIRATION OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION -- NOTICE -- RENEWAL --
INACTIVE STATUS. All licenses and certifications shall expire annually on July
1 of each year, but may be renewed by submission of the annual renewal form
prescribed by the board, proof of completion of the appropriate hours of
continuing education, by meeting other requirements as defined in the rules
adopted by the board and payment of the renewal fee established and published
by the board. Between July 1 and August 1, an expired license or certification
may be reinstated by paying the established late fee and renewal fee, and by
fulfilling the other requirements of this section. Once a license or
certification has expired, the person or agency may not practice veterinary
medicine or veterinary technology or function as a certified euthanasia
technician or agency until the license or certification has been reinstated or
until the person or agency has applied for and received a new license or
certification.
    On or about May 1 of each year, the board shall mail a notice to each
licensed veterinarian, certified veterinary technician, certified euthanasia
agency and certified euthanasia technican informing them that their license or
certification will expire on July 1, and shall also provide a form for
renewal. The board shall issue a new license or certification to all qualified
persons registering under this chapter.
    Any veterinarian licensed in Idaho who advises the board, in writing, that
he wishes to remain licensed in this state, but does not intend to actively
practice veterinary medicine in the state of Idaho and therefore does not
intend to meet the licensing requirements for an active license for the
current licensing year, shall be transferred from active to inactive status
and shall be required to pay inactive status fees as prescribed in the rules
of the board. Any person may transfer from inactive to active status by making
written application for reinstatement to active status, paying all required
fees and by meeting other requirements for reinstatement as defined in the
rules of the board.
    Any person or agency practicing veterinary medicine or veterinary
technology or functioning as a certified euthanasia technician or agency,
without a current license or certification, or after the expiration of a
license or certification, or during inactive status, shall be practicing in
violation of this chapter. A license or certification that is allowed to
expire may not be renewed or reinstated after August 1, but the holder may
make application for a new license or certification.
    The board may by rule waive the payment of the annual renewal fee of a
licensed veterinarian during the period when the licensee is on active duty
with the armed services of the United States, not to exceed the longer of
three (3) years or the duration of a national emergency.