4-2-402. State veterinarian responsibilities.
(1) The state veterinarian shall: coordinate the department's responsibilities for: the promotion of animal health; and the diagnosis, surveillance, and prevention of animal disease; aid the meat inspection manager, whose duties are specified by the commissioner, in the direction of the inspection of meat and poultry; and perform other official duties assigned by the commissioner.
(2) The state veterinarian shall be a veterinarian licensed under. Title 58, Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act