{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-101-303","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-101-303","heading":"License without examination or license by endorsement","body":"(a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, 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 practicing veterinarian and licensed in a state, territory, or district of the United States having license requirements at the time the applicant was first licensed which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; (2) Qualified as a diplomate of a specialty board approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (3) Been awarded a postgraduate degree in veterinary medicine; or (4) Been recognized as an expert in the veterinary profession. (b) At its discretion, the commission may examine, orally or practically, any person applying for a license under this section, provided that the applicant has had no disciplinary proceedings pending or completed in another jurisdiction. Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 155, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1975, No. 650, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-1138; Acts 1993, No. 1198, § 1; 1995, No. 1348, § 2.\n\n(a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, 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 practicing veterinarian and licensed in a state, territory, or district of the United States having license requirements at the time the applicant was first licensed which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; (2) Qualified as a diplomate of a specialty board approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (3) Been awarded a postgraduate degree in veterinary medicine; or (4) Been recognized as an expert in the veterinary profession.\n\n(1) For the five (5) years before filing his or her application, been a practicing veterinarian and licensed in a state, territory, or district of the United States having license requirements at the time the applicant was first licensed which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;\n\n(2) Qualified as a diplomate of a specialty board approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association;\n\n(3) Been awarded a postgraduate degree in veterinary medicine; or\n\n(4) Been recognized as an expert in the veterinary profession.\n\n(b) At its discretion, the commission may examine, orally or practically, any person applying for a license under this section, provided that the applicant has had no disciplinary proceedings pending or completed in another jurisdiction.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 101","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"a367985a7708ef08d3d52fc293297cf2a47f33f92420cd3ba9915fa7b2549672","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-101-302","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-101-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}