(1) Every applicant for a license to practice optometry shall:
(a)  Not have been convicted, found guilty, or received a withheld judgment or suspended sentence in this state or in any other state of a crime that is deemed relevant in accordance with section 67-9411(1), Idaho Code;
(b)  Be more than twenty-one (21) years of age;
(c)  Present certified evidence of graduation from an accredited college or university of optometry that meets the requirements in rules of the board;
(d)  Pass an examination as provided in rules of the board; and
(e)  Be certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents as provided in section 54-1501(3), Idaho Code, and in rules of the board.
(2)  An applicant meeting the qualifications required in this chapter shall be issued a license to practice optometry in this state.