§ 2-33-105 - State Veterinarian. - Arkansas Statutes

2-33-105. State Veterinarian.

(a) (1) Subject to the approval of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, the Executive Director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall appoint a State Veterinarian.

(2) The State Veterinarian shall be a person who has been granted the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine by a recognized school of veterinary medicine and who holds a current license issued by the Veterinary Medical Examining Board of this state.

(b) (1) The State Veterinarian shall perform such duties as shall from time to time be prescribed by the commission and the executive director.

(2) The commission may, by resolution duly adopted, delegate to the State Veterinarian any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon it by law, and these delegated powers or duties may be exercised by the State Veterinarian in the name of the commission.

(c) (1) (A) The State Veterinarian shall furnish bond to the state, with corporate surety thereon, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), conditioned that he or she will faithfully perform his or her duties of employment.

(B) The bond shall be filed with the Secretary of State, and executed counterparts thereof shall be filed with the Auditor of State.

(2) The premiums on the bond shall be paid with funds made available for the use of the commission.