{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-03.05.013","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 03.05.013","heading":"State veterinarian.","body":"The commissioner of environmental conservation may employ or appoint a person to act as the state veterinarian to carry out and enforce the requirements of this title relating to animals or animal products over which the Department of Environmental Conservation has jurisdiction. To be eligible for appointment as the state veterinarian, a person must be licensed or otherwise legally authorized under AS 08.98 to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine in the state.","path":["Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food.","Chapter 05. Powers and Duties of Commissioners of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#03.05.013","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:15:59Z","sha256":"4e465f8b54bb8adcebc2be481caab63d53f6e0a1d76bfe6612380086c8b850de","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-03.05.011","next":"us-ak/as-03.05.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}