1999 Minnesota Statutes

     156.01 State board of veterinary medicine. 

    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 governor.  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. 

    Subd. 2.    Nomination of appointees.  Whenever the 
 occasion arises pursuant to this chapter for the appointment of 
 a veterinarian member of the board by the governor, the board of 
 directors of the Minnesota veterinary medical association may 
 recommend to the governor, at least 30 days in advance of the 
 date that the appointment is to be made, not more than three 
 veterinarians qualified to serve on the board for each 
 appointment to be made. 

    Subd. 3.    Officers.  The board shall elect from its 
 number a president and such other officers as are necessary, all 
 from within its membership.  One person may hold the offices of 
 both secretary and treasurer.  The board shall have a seal and 
 the power to subpoena witnesses, to administer oaths, and take 
 testimony.  It shall make, alter, or amend rules that are 
 necessary to carry this chapter into effect.  It shall hold 
 examinations for applicants for license to engage in veterinary 
 practice at a time and place of its own choosing.  Notice of an 
 examination must be posted 90 days before the date set for the 
 examination in all veterinary schools approved by the board in 
 the state, and must be published in the American Association of 
 Veterinary State Boards "Directory of Veterinary Licensure 
 Requirements."  The board may hold other meetings it deems 
 necessary; but no meeting shall exceed three days duration. 

    Subd. 4.  Repealed, 1976 c 222 s 209 

    Subd. 5.    Correspondence; record; registers.  The 
 executive director shall conduct all correspondence necessary to 
 carry out the provisions of this chapter.  The board shall keep 
 an official record of all meetings.  The board shall keep an 
 official register of all applicants for licenses and a register 
 of licensees.  Such registers shall be prima facie evidence of 
 the matters therein contained. 

    Subd. 6.    Immunity.  Members and employees of the 
 board and consultants or other persons engaged in the 
 investigation of violations and in the preparation, 
 presentation, or management of and testimony pertaining to 
 charges of violations of section 156.081 or other board 
 regulatory provisions on behalf of the board are not civilly 
 liable for any actions, transactions, or publications in the 
 performance of their duties in accordance with those provisions. 

    HIST: (5851-1) 1937 c 119 s 1; 1965 c 204 s 2; 1973 c 638 s 
 39,40; 1975 c 136 s 44,45; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 123,124; 
 1976 c 239 s 62; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 48; 1996 c 
 415 s 4-7; 1999 c 231 s 154