§ 45:16-7 — Application for examination; fee; qualifications of applicants.

45:16-7. A person desiring to commence the practice of veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry in this State shall deliver to the secretary of the board a fee to be determined by the board for filing the application for examination and a fee to be determined by the board for the examination, together with satisfactory proof that the applicant is a qualified veterinary graduate as defined in this act or who shall provide a certification acceptable to the board that the applicant will be awarded a degree in veterinary medicine at graduation during the academic year from the college or university the applicant attends and has passed a national licensing examination as required by the board. No applicant, however, shall be licensed prior to graduation from a veterinary college or university. Amended 1942, c.236, s.2; 1952, c.198, s.7; 1965, c.216, s.4; 1983, c.98, s.5; 2002, c.20; 2003, c.227, s.2.