§ 25-38.1-2-4 — Eligibility of board members

Indiana § 25-38.1-2-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 38.1: VETERINARIANS
• Ch. 2: Indiana Board of Veterinary Medicine

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(a) Each member of the board must have
been a resident of Indiana for at least five (5) years continuously before
appointment and must have been a:
(1) licensed veterinarian in the private practice of veterinary
medicine; or
(2) registered veterinary technician;
in Indiana for at least three (3) of those years.
(b) Each member of the board must be a graduate of a school or
college of veterinary medicine or an accredited veterinary technology
program generally recognized as approved, according to the prevailing
standard for recognition as a school or college of veterinary medicine
at the time of the member's graduation.
(c) Each member of the board must be a person of good reputation
within the profession and within the community in which the member
resides.
(d) A member of the board may not be an officer, a director, or an
employee in any manufacturing, wholesaling, or retail enterprise
dealing in drugs, supplies, instruments, or equipment used or useful in
the practice of veterinary medicine, which might constitute or tend to
create a conflict of interest between the member's business association
and membership on the board.
(e) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, one (1)
member of the board, appointed to represent the general public, must
be an Indiana resident who has never been associated with veterinary
medicine in any way other than as a consumer.
[Pre-2008 Title 15 Recodification Citation:
15-5-1.1-5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.58-2008, SEC.18; P.L.78-2017, SEC.22.