2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,158 — Veterinary medicine and surgery; license; application; qualifications.

Section 71-1,158
Veterinary medicine and surgery; license; application; qualifications.

(1) Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine and surgery in this state shall make written application to the board. The application shall include:

(a) Proof that the applicant is twenty-one years of age or more;

(b) Information indicating that the applicant is a person of good moral character;

(c) Proof that the applicant is a graduate of an accredited school of veterinary medicine or holds a certificate issued by an entity that determines educational equivalence approved by the department upon recommendation of the board indicating that the holder has demonstrated knowledge and skill equivalent to that possessed by a graduate of an accredited college of veterinary medicine; and

(d) Such other information and proof as the board may require by rule and regulation.

(2) The application shall be accompanied by the required fee.

(3) If the board determines that the applicant possesses the proper qualifications, the board shall admit the applicant to the next examination, or if the applicant is eligible for a license without examination under section 71-1,160, the board may forthwith recommend that he or she be issued a license. If an applicant is found not qualified to take the examination or for a license without examination, the board shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of such finding and the grounds therefor.

Source:

Laws 1967, c. 439, § 6, p. 1358

Laws 1974, LB 811, § 15

Laws 1975, LB 255, § 1

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 26

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 58

Laws 2000, LB 833, § 8

Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 35

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 55

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska