Sec. 4. (a) Each member of the board must have been a resident of Indiana for at least five (5) years continuously before appointment and must have been a:

(1) licensed veterinarian in the private practice of veterinary medicine; or

(2) registered veterinary technician;

in Indiana for at least three (3) of those years.

     (b) Each member of the board must be a graduate of a school or college of veterinary medicine or an accredited veterinary technology program generally recognized as approved, according to the prevailing standard for recognition as a school or college of veterinary medicine at the time of the member’s graduation.

     (c) Each member of the board must be a person of good reputation within the profession and within the community in which the member resides.

     (d) A member of the board may not be an officer, a director, or an employee in any manufacturing, wholesaling, or retail enterprise dealing in drugs, supplies, instruments, or equipment used or useful in the practice of veterinary medicine, which might constitute or tend to create a conflict of interest between the member’s business association and membership on the board.

     (e) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, one (1) member of the board, appointed to represent the general public, must be an Indiana resident who has never been associated with veterinary medicine in any way other than as a consumer.

[Pre-2008 Title 15 Recodification Citation: 15-5-1.1-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.58-2008, SEC.18; P.L.78-2017, SEC.22.