(a) The board shall keep records of its proceedings in a book provided for that purpose, especially with relation to the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension and revocation of licenses to practice veterinary medicine.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-12-110

  • Board: means the board of veterinary medical examiners. See Tennessee Code 63-12-103
  • License: means any permit, approval, registration or certificate issued by the board. See Tennessee Code 63-12-103
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Veterinary medicine: includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine. See Tennessee Code 63-12-103
(b)

(1) All licenses issued by the board shall be numbered and recorded by the secretary in a file for that purpose; and where a license is denied by the board to any applicant under this chapter, the fact and grounds for such denial shall be entered on the minutes of the board.
(2) The time of issuance or denial of license shall be noted along with the names of those board members present, and such file or record shall be open to public inspection.
(c) These records shall be maintained in the division.
(d) Information received by the board through inspections and investigations shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except in a proceeding involving the question of license.
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