§ 36-12-1 Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine
§ 36-12-2 Persons not considered engaged in practice of veterinary medicine
§ 36-12-3 Board of examiners appointed–Qualifications of members–Terms of office
§ 36-12-4 Period of practice required for appointment to board
§ 36-12-5.1 Lay member of board–Appointment and term of office
§ 36-12-6 Removal of board member
§ 36-12-7 Filling of vacancies on board
§ 36-12-8 Annual meeting and election of officers
§ 36-12-8.1 Executive secretary–Duties–Bond–Limitation on board’s expenditures
§ 36-12-9 Quorum of board
§ 36-12-9.1 Board continued within Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources–Records and reports
§ 36-12-10 Records kept by secretary of board
§ 36-12-11 Fees used to pay expenses
§ 36-12-12 Application for license as veterinarian–Education requirement–Fee–Promulgation of rules
§ 36-12-13 Notice and scope of examination of applicants
§ 36-12-14 Issuance of licenses to qualified applicants
§ 36-12-15 Licensing on certification from another state–Fee
§ 36-12-16 Continuing validity of previously issued certificates–Recording of names
§ 36-12-17 Temporary student permits
§ 36-12-18 Temporary permits to applicants awaiting examination
§ 36-12-18.1 Temporary permits to certain graduates of nonaccredited colleges–Practice under supervision–Duration of permit
§ 36-12-19 Registration certificate required–Fee
§ 36-12-19.1 Continuing education requirement–Waiver–Promulgation of rules
§ 36-12-19.2 Maximum length of study–Attendance at course of study certified
§ 36-12-20 Forfeiture of license for failure to secure certificate–Restoration after forfeiture
§ 36-12-21 Display of license and annual certificate in office
§ 36-12-21.1 Employment of technicians authorized–Registration required
§ 36-12-21.2 Qualifications of technicians provided by rules and regulations
§ 36-12-21.3 Application for registry of technician–Contents–Fee
§ 36-12-21.4 Issuance of certificate for technician–Posting
§ 36-12-21.5 Annual renewal of technician’s certificate–Fee–Default as forfeiture of certificate
§ 36-12-21.6 Supervision of technician by veterinarian–Promulgation of rules
§ 36-12-21.7 Maintenance of separate office by technician prohibited
§ 36-12-21.8 Veterinarian’s responsibility for technician’s acts
§ 36-12-22 Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license and certificate
§ 36-12-22.1 Revocation of technician’s registration
§ 36-12-23 Statement preferring charges against licensee
§ 36-12-24 Procedure on revocation or suspension of license
§ 36-12-25 Judicial review on revocation of license
§ 36-12-26 Reinstatement after revocation of license
§ 36-12-27 Unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine as misdemeanor
§ 36-12-28 Injunction to prevent unauthorized practice–Employment of counsel–Election of remedies
§ 36-12-29 Severability of provisions

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 12 - Veterinarians

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2