N.Y. Education Law § 6704: Requirements for a professional license as a veterinarian

§ 6704. Requirements for a professional license as a veterinarian. To

qualify for a license as a veterinarian, an applicant shall fulfill the

following requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department;

(2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree

in veterinary medicine, in accordance with the commissioner's

regulations;

(3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a

noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United

States; provided, however that the board of regents may grant a one-time

three-year waiver for a veterinarian who otherwise meets the

requirements of this article and who has accepted an offer to practice

veterinary medicine in a county in the state which the department has

certified as having a shortage of qualified applicants to fill existing

vacancies in veterinary medicine, and provided further that the board of

regents may grant an extension of such three-year waiver of not more

than one year;

(7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred sixty dollars to the department for

admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial

license, a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for each

reexamination, a fee of one hundred thirty dollars for an initial

license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted

examination, and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial

registration period.