| | | 1. Examinations. The board shall hold at least one | examination during each year and may hold such additional | examinations as are necessary. The secretary shall give public | notice of the time and place for each examination reasonably in | advance of the date set for the examination. A person desiring to | take an examination must make application at least 45 days before | the date of the examination and pay an examination fee not to | exceed $100, as determined by the board. |
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| | The preparation, administration and grading of examinations is | governed by rules prescribed by the board. |
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| | After each examination, the secretary shall notify each examinee | of the result of the examination, and the board shall issue a | certificate to each person successfully completing the | examination. The secretary shall record the certificate and issue | a license upon payment of the license fee. Any person failing an | examination must be admitted to any subsequent examination on | payment of the application fee. |
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| | | 1-A.__Examinations.__Examinations, written or practical, must | | be prepared to measure the competence of an applicant to engage | | in the practice of veterinary medicine.__The board may require | | successful completion of an equivalency examination or assessment | | mechanism for foreign educated and trained applicants that is | | designed to evaluate educational equivalence, including clinical | | competencies and a command of the English language. |
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| | | The board may employ and cooperate and contract with an | | organization or consultant in the preparation, administration and | | grading of an examination, but shall retain sole discretion and | | responsibility for determining which applicants have successfully | | passed the examination.__The applicant shall pay the required | | examination fee set under section 4863-A. |
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| | | 2. Oral or practical examination. At its discretion, the | | board may orally or practically examine any person qualifying for | | licensure under this section. The examination may cover laws and | | rules relating to the practice of veterinary medicine. |
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| | | 3. Temporary permit. The board may issue without examination | | a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in this State | | to a qualified applicant for license pending examination. A | | temporary permit issued pursuant to this subsection expires the | | day after the notice of results of the first examination given | after the permit is issued. The fee for the temporary permit, | which may not exceed $30, must be set by the board. | | shall pay the required temporary permit fee set under section | | 4863-A. |
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