Section 34-29-72

Application for license; qualifications.

(a) Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make written application in the English language to the board. The application shall show that the applicant is at least 21 years old, is a graduate of an accredited veterinary school, and any other information and proof as the board may require pursuant to the administrative code of the board. The application shall be accompanied by application and examination fees in the amounts established and published by the board.

(b) Graduates of nonaccredited colleges of veterinary medicine outside the United States and Canada shall furnish satisfactory proof of an Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinarian Graduates (ECFVG) certificate or its equivalent provided by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), proof of completion of an internship as provided in Section 34-29-91, and of having, within three years of application to the State of Alabama, passed an examination by the United States National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, and proof of comprehension of and an ability to communicate in the English language.

(c) Any applicant satisfactorily completing the National Board Examination for Veterinarians in another state need not repeat the examination for licensure in Alabama.

(d) If the board determines that the applicant possesses the proper qualifications, it shall admit the applicant to the next examination; or if the applicant is eligible for a license without examination under this article, the board may grant him or her a license.

(Acts 1986, No. 86-500, p. 956, §13; Acts 1997, No. 97-249, p. 431, §1.)