§ 2-33-105. State Veterinarian

AR Code § 2-33-105 (2018) (N/A)
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(a)

(1) Subject to the approval of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, the Secretary of the Arkansas Agriculture Department shall appoint a State Veterinarian.

(2) The State Veterinarian shall be a person who has been granted the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and holds a current license issued by the Veterinary Medical Examining Board of this state.

(b)

(1) The State Veterinarian shall perform such duties as shall from time to time be prescribed by the commission and the Secretary of the Arkansas Agriculture Department.

(2) The commission may, by resolution duly adopted, delegate to the State Veterinarian any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon it by law, and these delegated powers or duties may be exercised by the State Veterinarian in the name of the commission.