32-2213. Application for license; retention of examination materials

A. A person desiring to practice veterinary medicine or surgery, including as a faculty member at a veterinary college, shall apply in writing to the board for a license to practice. The application shall be on a form provided by the board and shall require the following information:

1. The name, age and address of the applicant.

2. The names of schools of veterinary medicine that the applicant attended, the dates of attendance and the date of transfer.

3. The degrees held from schools of veterinary medicine.

4. The location and length of time in active practice in other states or territories of the United States, if any, and whether or not the applicant is in good standing in each location of practice.

5. An affidavit that the facts recited in the application are accurate, true, and complete.

6. An affidavit that no complaint has been filed and is pending, no investigation is pending and no disciplinary action has been taken or is pending on any veterinary license the applicant holds from another state.

7. For a veterinary faculty member license application, documentation from an authorized official of a veterinary college in this state that shows that the applicant has been appointed to the faculty of that veterinary college.

8. Any other information that is required by rules adopted by the board.

B. All examination papers, tapes, questions and answers shall be maintained in accordance with a retention schedule approved by the Arizona state library, archives and public records.