340.337. Definitions.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Definitions.

340.337. As used in sections 340.335 to 340.405*, the following termsshall mean:

(1) "Areas of defined need", areas designated by the departmentpursuant to section 340.339, when services of a large animal veterinarianare needed to improve the veterinarian-patient ratio in the area, or tocontribute professional veterinary services to an area of economic impact;

(2) "College", the college of veterinary medicine at the Universityof Missouri-Columbia;

(3) "Department", the Missouri department of agriculture;

(4) "Director", director of the Missouri department of agriculture;

(5) "Eligible student", a resident who has been accepted as, or is, afull-time student at the University of Missouri-Columbia enrolled in thedoctor of veterinary medicine degree program at the college of veterinarymedicine;

(6) "Large animal", an animal which is raised, bred, or maintainedfor its parts or products having a commercial value including, but notlimited to, its muscle tissue, organs, fat, blood, manure, bones, milk,wool, hide, pelt, feathers, eggs, semen, or embryos;

(7) "Large animal veterinarian", veterinarians licensed pursuant tothis chapter, engaged in general or large animal practice as their primaryfocus of practice, and who have a substantial portion of their practicedevoted to large animal veterinary medicine;

(8) "Qualified applicant", an eligible student approved by thedepartment for participation in the large animal veterinary student loanprogram established by sections 340.381 to 340.396;

(9) "Qualified employment", employment as a large animal veterinarianand where a substantial portion of business involves the treatment of largeanimals on a full-time basis in Missouri located in an area of need asdetermined by the department of agriculture. Qualified employment shallnot include employment with a large-scale agribusiness enterprise,corporation, or entity. Any forgiveness of such principal and interest forany qualified applicant engaged in qualified employment on a less thanfull-time basis may be prorated to reflect the amounts provided in thissection;

(10) "Resident", any person who has lived in this state for one ormore years for any purpose other than the attending of an educationalinstitution located within this state.