§1549. Powers of the board

A. The board shall have the power to:

(1) Adopt, amend, repeal, and establish all rules necessary for its government and all regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) Establish and publish annually a schedule of fees which shall be charged for examinations, certificate of approval applications, original certificates of approval, and renewal of certificates of approval. The fees shall be based on the anticipated financial requirements of the board for annual operating expenses and shall not exceed the following amounts:

(a) Application fee not to exceed one hundred dollars.

(b) Examination fee, per examination, state or national exclusive of vendor's cost, not to exceed one hundred dollars.

(c) Original certificate of approval fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars.

(d) Annual renewal of certificate of approval fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars.

(e) Late fee for delinquent certificate of approval renewals not to exceed one hundred dollars.

B. The board may issue a certificate of approval to any person who is certified as a veterinary technician in this state on the date this Chapter becomes effective in 1986.

C. Nothing contained in this Chapter is or shall be construed as a restriction or a limitation upon any powers which the board might otherwise have under any laws of this state. This Chapter shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.

Acts 1986, No. 887, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1369, §1.