Section 12-315-107 - Application for license - qualifications - rules(1) Any person twenty-one years of age or older desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall apply for the license in a manner approved by the board.(2) In the application for licensure, the applicant shall demonstrate that the applicant has: (a)(I) Graduated from an accredited school of veterinary medicine; or(II) Graduated from a nonaccredited school of veterinary medicine and received a certificate from a national program approved by the board that assesses educational equivalency of graduates from nonaccredited schools of veterinary medicine; and(b) Passed an examination approved by the board by rule.(3) The board may deny a license or may grant a license subject to terms of probation if the board determines that an applicant for a license: (a) Does not possess the qualifications required by this part 1;(b) Has engaged in conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline pursuant to section 12-315-112(1);(c) Has been disciplined in another state or jurisdiction with respect to the applicant's license to practice veterinary medicine in that state or jurisdiction; or(d) Has not actively practiced veterinary medicine for the two-year period immediately preceding the date of receipt of the application or has not otherwise maintained continued competence, as determined by the board.(4) If the board denies a license to an applicant or grants a license subject to terms of probation, the applicant may seek review of the board's decision pursuant to section 24-4-104(9); except that, by accepting a license that is subject to probationary terms, the applicant waives any remedies available pursuant to section 24-4-104(9).Amended by 2022 Ch. 442,§11, eff. 8/10/2022.Renumbered from C.R.S. §12-64-107 and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§1, eff. 10/1/2019.L. 67: R&RE, p. 361, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 145-1-7. L. 73: pp. 531, 1513, §§ 79, 8. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 644, § 12, effective March 16. L. 79: Entire section R&RE, p. 588, § 6, effective June 15. L. 83: Entire section R&RE, p. 595, § 2, effective July 1. L. 89: (3)(b) amended, p. 746, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (1), (2), IP(3), (3)(a), (3)(c), and (4) amended, p. 1470, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2001: (4) amended, p. 476, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-091), ch. 207, p. 893, §16, effective July 1.This section is similar to former § 12-64-107 as it existed prior to 2019.
2022 Ch. 442, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).