Iowa § 169.8 Qualifications

Iowa Statutes

§ 169.8 — Qualifications

Iowa § 169.8

Title VAGRICULTURE

Ch. 169VETERINARY PRACTICE

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Bluebook

Iowa Code § 169.8 (2026).

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a.Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make written application to the board on a form approved by the board. The application shall show that the applicant is a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine or the holder of an ECFVG certificate. The application shall also show such other information and proof as the board may require by rule. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established and published by the board.

b.If the board determines that the applicant possesses the proper qualifications, it shall admit the applicant to the next examination, or if the applicant is eligible for license without examination under section 169.10, the board may grant a license to the applicant.

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1. a. Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make
written application to the board on a form approved by the board. The application shall show
that the applicant is a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine
or the holder of an ECFVG certificate. The application shall also show such other information
and proof as the board may require by rule. The application shall be accompanied by a fee
in the amount established and published by the board.
b. If the board determines that the applicant possesses the proper qualifications, it shall
admit the applicant to the next examination, or if the applicant is eligible for license without
examination under section 169.10, the board may grant a license to the applicant.
c. If an applicant is found not qualified to take the examination or for a license without
examination, the secretary of the board shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of
such finding and the grounds therefor. An applicant found unqualified may request a hearing
onthequestionoftheapplicant’squalificationundertheproceduresetforthinsection169.14.
Any applicant who is found not qualified shall be allowed the return of the application fee.
d. Based upon an applicant’s education, experience, and training, the board may grant a
limited license to an applicant to perform a restricted range of activities within the practice
of veterinary medicine, as specified by the board.
2. a. The name, location, number of years of practice of the person to whom a license is
issued, the number of the certificate, and the date of registration thereof shall be entered in
a book kept in the office of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, to be known
as the “registry book”, and the same shall be open to public inspection.
b. When any person licensed to practice under this chapter changes residence, the board
shall be notified within thirty days and such change shall be noted in the registry book.

3. Everyindividuallicensedunderthischaptershallkeepthelicensedisplayedintheplace
at which an office is maintained.

Legislative History

[S13, §2538-e, -i, -j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2767, 2768, 2775, 2776, 2786; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §169.4, 169.5, 169.13, 169.14, 169.23; C79, 81, §169.8]