47-824. Application for
license; issuance of license; qualifications. (a) Any person desiring
a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make written
application to the board on forms provided for that purpose. The board shall
issue a license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who:
(1) Is a graduate of a school
of veterinary medicine as defined in K.S.A. 47-816 and amendments thereto
or meets all education requirements prescribed by the board pursuant to rules
and regulations of the board;
(2) has passed the examination
or examinations prescribed by the board within time limits prescribed by
the board pursuant to rules and regulations of the board;
(3) has passed the Kansas veterinary
legal practice examination;
(4) is a person of good moral
character;
(5) has paid the license application
fee and when applicable, the examination fee as established pursuant to this
section; and
(6) provides other information
and proof as the board may establish by rules and regulations.
(b) If the applicant graduated
from a school of veterinary medicine more than five years prior to the year
in which the application is submitted, the application shall show proof that:
(1) The applicant has actively
practiced veterinary medicine for at least 3,000 hours during the three years
immediately preceding such application; or
(2) the applicant has passed the
examination or examinations prescribed by the board within the five years
preceding such application.
(c) If an applicant is found not
qualified for a license pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (a)(4), the executive
director of the board shall notify the applicant in writing of such findings
and the grounds therefor. An applicant found unqualified pursuant to subsection
(a)(1) or (a)(4) may request a hearing on the question of the applicant's
qualification under the procedure set forth in the Kansas administrative
procedure act. Any applicant who is found not qualified shall forfeit any
application fee which the applicant has paid.
History: L. 1969, ch. 261, §
11; L. 1980, ch. 155, § 8; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 75; L. 1988, ch.
243, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 129, § 10; L. 1999, ch. 25, § 6; L.
2006, ch. 112, § 2; July 1.