Minnesota Legislature
SF 3430
as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to health-related licensing boards; modifying the membership and
authority of the Board of Veterinary Medicine; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, sections 156.01, subdivision 1; 156.127, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Creation; membership.
There is hereby created a state Board of
Veterinary Medicine which shall consist of two public members as defined by section
214.02 and five licensed veterinarians appointed by the governornew text begin of whom at least two
veterinarians must reside outside of the nine-county metropolitan area. For purposes of
this section, the nine-county metropolitan area includes Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota,
Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington Countiesnew text end . Each appointee shall be a
resident of the state of Minnesota, and the veterinarian members of the board shall have
practiced veterinary medicine in this state for at least five years prior to their appointment.
Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of
membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided in
sections 214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services and office space;
the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions
relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.127, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Board action.
When grounds exist under section 156.081, or other
statute or rule which the board is authorized to enforce, the board may take one or more of
the following disciplinary actions:
(1) deny an application for a license;
(2) revoke the regulated person's license;
(3) suspend the regulated person's license;
(4) impose limitations on the regulated person's license;
(5) impose conditions on the regulated person's license;
(6) censure or reprimand, publicly or privately, the regulated person;
(7) impose an administrative penalty not exceeding deleted text begin $10,000deleted text end new text begin $5,000new text end for each separate
violation, the amount of the penalty to be fixed so as to deprive the person of any economic
advantage gained by reason of the violation, new text begin or new text end to discourage similar violationsdeleted text begin , or to
reimburse the board for the cost of the investigation and proceeding including, but not
limited to, fees paid for services provided by the Office of Administrative Hearings, legal
and investigative services provided by the Office of the Attorney General, court reporter
services, witnesses, reproduction of records, board members' per diem compensation,
board staff time, and board and staff expensesdeleted text end ; or
(8) take any other action justified by the facts of the case.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.127, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Contested cases. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in all contested
cases initiated by the board, the report or order of the administrative law judge constitutes
the final decision in the case.
new text end