D. Has passed the National Board of Examination and the Clinical Competency Test as prepared under the authority of the National Board of Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine or its predecessor organization, the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners or a subsequent national licensing examination prepared under the authority of the National Board of Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine or the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, or an equivalent examination as established by the board unless, at the time the applicant became licensed in the state, province or territory from which the applicant is applying, the National Board Examination, Clinical Competency Test or subsequent examination prepared under the authority of the National Board of Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine was not required in this State in which case the applicant need only have passed whatever national licensing examinations were required of entry level licensees in the State at the time;

D-1.__Has sucessfully passed an examination pursuant to subsection 1-A pertaining to the practice of veterinary medicine as determined by board rule.__The board may require the applicant to submit to an examination covering the laws and rules pertaining to the practice of veterinary medicine in this State; and

E. Has actively practiced clinical veterinary medicine for 3,000 hours during the 3 years preceding application; and.

F. Has successfully completed an examination, established by the board, covering the laws and rules pertaining to the practice of veterinary medicine in the State.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §4863, first and 2nd ¶¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 246, §20, are further amended to read:

All licenses expire annually on such date as the commissioner may designate, and may be renewed with the board by payment of a renewal fee established by the board set under section 4863-A. At least 30 days prior to the annual renewal