2003 Minnesota Statutes

     156.02 Applicants for license; qualifications. 

    Subdivision 1.    License application.  Application for 
 a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall be 
 made in writing to the Board of Veterinary Medicine upon a form 
 furnished by the board, accompanied by satisfactory evidence 
 that the applicant is at least 18 years of age, is of good moral 
 character, and has one of the following: 

    (1) a diploma conferring the degree of doctor of veterinary 
 medicine, or an equivalent degree, from an accredited or 
 approved college of veterinary medicine; 

    (2) an ECFVG certificate; or 

    (3) a certificate from the dean of an accredited or 
 approved college of veterinary medicine stating that the 
 applicant is a student in good standing expecting to be 
 graduated at the completion of the current academic year of the 
 college in which the applicant is enrolled. 

    The application shall contain the information and material 
 required by subdivision 2 and any other information that the 
 board may, in its sound judgment, require.  The application 
 shall be filed with the board at least 60 days before the date 
 of the examination.  If the board deems it advisable, it may 
 require that such application be verified by the oath of the 
 applicant. 

    Subd. 2.    Required with application.  Every 
 application shall contain the following information and material:

    (1) the application fee set by the board in the form of a 
 check or money order payable to the board, which fee is not 
 returnable in the event permission to take the examination is 
 denied for good cause; 

    (2) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved 
 college of veterinary medicine or a certificate from the dean or 
 secretary of an accredited or approved college of veterinary 
 medicine showing the time spent in the school and the date when 
 the applicant was duly and regularly graduated or will duly and 
 regularly graduate or verification of ECFVG certification; 

    (3) affidavits of at least two veterinarians and three 
 adults who are not related to the applicant setting forth how 
 long a time, when, and under what circumstances they have known 
 the applicant, and any other facts as may be proper to enable 
 the board to determine the qualifications of the applicant; and 

    (4) if the applicant has served in the armed forces, a copy 
 of discharge papers. 

    Subd. 3.    Examination of certain individuals.  The 
 board may, on an individual basis, permit individuals not 
 qualified for a Minnesota license by reason of graduation from a 
 nonaccredited or approved college of veterinary medicine to take 
 the national examinations in veterinary medicine when necessary 
 as a prerequisite to obtaining the ECFVG certification. 

    HIST: (5851-2) 1937 c 119 s 2; 1965 c 204 s 3; 1973 c 725 s 
 22; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 125; 1976 c 285 s 2,3; 1985 c 
 228 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 314 s 3; 1996 c 415 s 8; 1999 c 231 
 s 155,156