(1) "Council" means the state veterinary education loan repayment council created in section 23-31-1003.
(2) "Licensed veterinarian" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-64-103 (9).
(3) "Program" means the state veterinary education loan repayment program created in section 23-31-1004.
(4) "Rural" means:
(a) A county with a population of fewer than thirty thousand; or
(b) A municipality with a population of fewer than twenty thousand if the municipality is not contiguous to a municipality with a population of twenty thousand or more.
(5) "Veterinarian" has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-64-103 (15).
(6) "Veterinary shortage area" means a rural area that the council determines has a shortage of veterinarians practicing in the area.