SECTIONS 4900-4905 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 4900-4905

4900. (a) All veterinary licenses and veterinary technician
registrations shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the
birth month of the licensee or registrant during the second year of a
two-year term if not renewed.
(b) The board shall establish by regulation procedures for the
administration of a birth date renewal program, including, but not
limited to, the establishment of a system of staggered license and
registration expiration dates and a pro rata formula for the payment
of renewal fees by veterinarians and registered veterinary
technicians affected by the implementation of the program.
(c) To renew an unexpired license or registration, the licensee or
registrant shall, on or before the date of expiration of the license
or registration, apply for renewal on a form provided by the board,
accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee.
(d) Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on
which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee
is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is
paid, whichever occurs last. If so renewed, the license or
registration shall continue in effect through the expiration date
provided in this section which next occurs after the effective date
of the renewal, when it shall expire, if it is not again renewed.

4901. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired
license or registration may be renewed at any time within five years
after its expiration on filing of an application for renewal on a
form prescribed by the board, and payment of all accrued and unpaid
renewal fees. If the license or registration is renewed more than 30
days after its expiration, the licensee or registrant, as a condition
precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed
by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the
date on which the application is filed, on the date on which all
renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee,
if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license or
registration shall continue in effect through the expiration date
provided in Section 4900 that next occurs after the effective date of
the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.

4901.1. A license or registration that is suspended is subject to
expiration, and shall be renewed as provided in this chapter, but
that renewal does not entitle the licensee or registrant, while the
license or registration remains suspended and until it is reinstated,
to engage in the licensed or registered activity, or in any other
activity in violation of the order or judgment by which the license
or registration was suspended.

4901.2. A revoked license or registration is subject to expiration
as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is
reinstated after its expiration, the licensee or registrant, as a
condition precedent to reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee
in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular
renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated plus the
delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.

4902. A person who fails to renew his license within five years
after its expiration may not renew it, and it shall not be restored,
reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but such person may apply for and
obtain a new license if:
(a) He is not subject to denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b) He takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be
required of him if he were then applying for a license for the first
time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that,
with due regard for the public interest, he is qualified to practice
veterinary medicine, and
(c) He pays all of the fees that would be required of him if he
were then applying for the license for the first time.
The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of
all or any part of the examination fee in those cases in which a
license is issued without an examination pursuant to the provisions
of this section.

4903. Of all fines or forfeitures of bail in any case wherein any
person is charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this
act, 50 percent shall be paid upon collection by the proper officer
of the court to the State Treasurer, to be deposited to the credit of
the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund. The other 50 percent
shall be paid as provided by law, for the payment of fines or
forfeitures of bail in misdemeanor cases.

4904. All fees collected on behalf of the board and all receipts of
every kind and nature shall be reported each month for the month
preceding to the State Controller and at the same time the entire
amount shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to
the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund. This contingent fund
shall be for the use of the Veterinary Medical Board and out of it
and not otherwise shall be paid all expenses of the board.

4905. The following fees shall be collected by the board and shall
be credited to the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund:
(a) The fee for filing an application for examination shall be set
by the board in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary to
provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
(b) The fee for the California state board examination shall be
set by the board in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary
to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
(c) The fee for the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act examination
shall be set by the board in an amount it determines reasonably
necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of
this chapter, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(d) The initial license fee shall be set by the board not to
exceed five hundred dollars ($500) except that, if the license is
issued less than one year before the date on which it will expire,
then the fee shall be set by the board at not to exceed two hundred
fifty dollars ($250). The board may, by appropriate regulation,
provide for the waiver or refund of the initial license fee where the
license is issued less than 45 days before the date on which it will
expire.
(e) The renewal fee shall be set by the board for each biennial
renewal period in an amount it determines is reasonably necessary to
provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter,
not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
(f) The temporary license fee shall be set by the board in an
amount it determines is reasonably necessary to provide sufficient
funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter, not to exceed two
hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(g) The delinquency fee shall be set by the board, not to exceed
fifty dollars ($50).
(h) The fee for issuance of a duplicate license is twenty-five
dollars ($25).
(i) Any charge made for duplication or other services shall be set
at the cost of rendering the service, except as specified in
subdivision (h).
(j) The fee for failure to report a change in the mailing address
is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(k) The initial and annual renewal fees for registration of
veterinary premises shall be set by the board in an amount not to
exceed four hundred dollars ($400) annually.
(l) If the money transferred from the Veterinary Medical Board
Contingent Fund to the General Fund pursuant to the Budget Act of
1991 is redeposited into the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent
Fund, the fees assessed by the board shall be reduced
correspondingly. However, the reduction shall not be so great as to
cause the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund to have a reserve
of less than three months of annual authorized board expenditures.
The fees set by the board shall not result in a Veterinary Medical
Board Contingent Fund reserve of more than 10 months of annual
authorized board expenditures.