Title 17, Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

(1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall have the power to:(1) Examine and determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for a license to practice general veterinary medicine or any specialty area thereof, and the certification of veterinary technicians in Arkansas,…

(a) (1) There is established the Rural Veterinary Student Scholarship Program for rural Arkansas to be funded by the Agri Scholarship Program Fund.(2) The Rural Veterinary Student Scholarship Program shall be:(A) Developed and implemented to provide encouragement, opportunities, …

(a) Any veterinarian or licensed veterinarian desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state may make written application to the Department of Agriculture showing that he or she is:(1) At least twenty-one (21) years of age; and(2) A person of moral integrity and…

(a) (1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health, at such times as it may designate, shall conduct an examination of applicants for license to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Arkansas.(2) All examinations shall be:(A) In writing, supplemented by oral interviews and practi…

(a) The Department of Agriculture, at its discretion, may issue a license without written examination to any qualified applicant who furnishes satisfactory evidence that he or she is a veterinarian and has:(1) For the five (5) years before filing his or her application, been a pr…

(a) The Director of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health or his or her designee may issue without examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in this state to a qualified applicant for a license pending examination and provided that the temporary permit shall ex…

(a) Upon written complaint by any person or on the Arkansas Board of Animal Health's own motion and after notice and hearing as prescribed in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the board may deny, suspend for a definite period, or revoke the license o…

(a) A person shall not assist in the practice of veterinary medicine as a veterinary technician or veterinary technologist without first applying for and obtaining a certification from the Arkansas Board of Animal Health and having his or her employment with a licensed veterinari…

(a) No person may practice veterinary medicine in this state who is not a licensed veterinarian or the holder of a valid temporary permit issued by the Arkansas Board of Animal Health. (b) This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit:(1) Employees of the United States Governme…

(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health may deny or suspend any registration or deny or revoke any certificate of qualification upon the grounds that the applicant or veterinary technician is guilty of:(1) Soliciting patients for any practitioner of the veterinary healing arts;(2…

(a) (1) All licenses, certificates, and registrations expire on March 31 each year and may be renewed by payment of the annual renewal fee established by rule of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health.(2) Not later than March 1 each year, the Department of Agriculture shall provide …

(a) (1) A veterinarian, veterinary technician, or veterinary technologist under this chapter is required to attend an educational program in the twelve (12) months preceding each renewal date.(2) The postgraduate study or attendance at an institution or at an educational session …

(a) (1) Whenever the Arkansas Board of Animal Health determines that any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board under this chapter has been violated, the board may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.(2) The bo…

(a) Any person who shall practice or attempt to practice veterinary medicine in this state without having been duly licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the person shall be fined in any sum of not les…

(a) Unless otherwise provided by contract between the veterinarian and his or her client, a veterinarian may dispose of any animal abandoned in his or her care if he or she gives written notice of his or her intention to do so by sending the notice to the last known physical or e…

(a) (1) (A) If upon review of a complaint the Arkansas Board of Animal Health has probable cause to believe that a veterinarian or an unlicensed person acting as a veterinarian has violated the provisions of this chapter, the board may issue a citation to the veterinarian or unli…

(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health may enforce board policy regarding equine teeth floating by either investigating or prosecuting an individual practitioner engaged in equine teeth floating. (b) (1) Before engaging in the practice of equine teeth floating in the state, an i…

(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health under a board rule or policy may investigate an individual technician who engages in both:(1) Livestock embryo transfer or transplant; and(2) Livestock pregnancy determination. (1) Livestock embryo transfer or transplant; and (2) Livestock …

(a) Upon written complaint by any person or on the Arkansas Board of Animal Health's own motion and after notice and hearing as prescribed in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the board may suspend any certification or revoke any certificate of quali…

(a) The Director of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health or his or her designee may issue a restricted license to a person who has graduated from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine but has not passed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination, or its…

(a) (1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall issue additional certifications for a veterinary technician specialist.(2) For an applicant seeking certification as a veterinary technician specialist, the board may require:(A) An initial application and an initial application f…

(a) (1) (A) A veterinary technician specialist and a veterinarian may enter into a collaborative practice agreement.(B) A veterinarian shall not enter into a collaborative practice agreement with more than three (3) veterinary technician specialists at one (1) time.(2) A collabor…