Any person who is over the age of eighteen years desiring to begin the practice of veterinary medicine or veterinary surgery in the State of South Dakota shall make application to the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for license to do so. The application shall be made on a form furnished by the board and shall be accompanied by evidence that the applicant has graduated in and received a degree from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine, holds a current certificate issued by the American Veterinary Medical Association Education Commission for foreign veterinary graduates, or holds a certificate from the Program for Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence from the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, indicating that the applicant has demonstrated knowledge and skill equivalent to that possessed by a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine. Every person applying to the board for license to practice shall pay to the board a fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars, which shall become a part of the funds of the treasury of the board.

The board shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to set the application for licensure fee and establish the educational training, reciprocity, discipline, and examination standards for the licensure for the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technicians. Application fees for veterinarians may not exceed one hundred dollars and application fees for veterinary technicians may not exceed twenty-five dollars.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0207; SL 1961, ch 201, § 6; revised pursuant to SL 1972, ch 15, § 4; SL 1986, ch 302, § 34; SL 1986, ch 313, § 3; SL 1993, ch 279, § 2; SL 2008, ch 191, § 28; SL 2010, ch 191, § 1.