§ 43-50-31 - Application for license; qualifications; determination as to admission or nonadmission to examination; waiver - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 43-50-31 (2010)
43-50-31. Application for license; qualifications; determination as to admission or nonadmission to examination; waiver

(a) Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make application to the board. The application shall include evidence, satisfactory to the board, that:

(1) The applicant has attained the age of 18;

(2) The applicant is of good moral character;

(3) The applicant is a graduate of an accredited college or school of veterinary medicine or possesses an ECFVG certificate or its substantial equivalent; provided, however, that a senior veterinary student may, in the discretion of the board, be allowed to sit for the examination during his or her senior year if he or she meets the other qualifications but shall not be issued a license unless and until he or she graduates; and

(4) The applicant meets such other qualifications or provides such other information as the board may require by rule.

(b) The application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established by the board.

(c) If the board determines that an applicant possesses the proper qualifications, it shall admit the applicant to the next examination; provided, however, that the board may provide by rule for waiver of any part of such examination for veterinarians who are licensed as such by another state and who are in good standing therewith.