Arizona Laws 32-2213. Application for license; retention of examination materials
A. A person desiring to practice veterinary medicine or surgery, including as a faculty member at a veterinary college, shall apply in writing to the board for a license to practice. The application shall be on a form provided by the board and shall require the following information:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-2213
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Board: means the Arizona state veterinary medical examining board. See Arizona Laws 32-2201
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Veterinary college: means any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and that conforms to the standards required for accreditation by the American veterinary medical association. See Arizona Laws 32-2201
- Veterinary faculty member: means a person who has received a doctor's degree in veterinary medicine from a veterinary college and who is an employee of a veterinary college in this state. See Arizona Laws 32-2201
- Veterinary medicine: includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry, acupuncture, manipulation and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine and prescribing, administering or dispensing drugs and medications for veterinary purposes. See Arizona Laws 32-2201
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. The name, age and address of the applicant.
2. The names of schools of veterinary medicine that the applicant attended, the dates of attendance and the date of transfer.
3. The degrees held from schools of veterinary medicine.
4. The location and length of time in active practice in other states or territories of the United States, if any, and whether or not the applicant is in good standing in each location of practice.
5. An affidavit that the facts recited in the application are accurate, true, and complete.
6. An affidavit that no complaint has been filed and is pending, no investigation is pending and no disciplinary action has been taken or is pending on any veterinary license the applicant holds from another state.
7. For a veterinary faculty member license application, documentation from an authorized official of a veterinary college in this state that shows that the applicant has been appointed to the faculty of that veterinary college.
8. Any other information that is required by rules adopted by the board.
B. All examination papers, tapes, questions and answers shall be maintained in accordance with a retention schedule approved by the Arizona state library, archives and public records.