{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-340.337","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 340.337","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 340.335 to 340.405*, the following terms shall mean:\n(1) \"Areas of defined need\" , areas designated by the department pursuant to section 340.339, when services of a large animal veterinarian are needed to improve the veterinarian-patient ratio in the area, or to contribute professional veterinary services to an area of economic impact;\n(2) \"College\" , the college of veterinary medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia;\n(3) \"Department\" , the Missouri department of agriculture;\n(4) \"Director\" , director of the Missouri department of agriculture;\n(5) \"Eligible student\" , a resident who has been accepted as, or is, a full-time student at the University of Missouri-Columbia enrolled in the doctor of veterinary medicine degree program at the college of veterinary medicine;\n(6) \"Large animal\" , an animal which is raised, bred, or maintained for its parts or products having a commercial value including, but not limited to, its muscle tissue, organs, fat, blood, manure, bones, milk, wool, hide, pelt, feathers, eggs, semen, or embryos;\n(7) \"Large animal veterinarian\" , veterinarians licensed pursuant to this chapter, engaged in general or large animal practice as their primary focus of practice, and who have a substantial portion of their practice devoted to large animal veterinary medicine;\n(8) \"Qualified applicant\" , an eligible student approved by the department for participation in the large animal veterinary student loan program established by sections 340.381 to 340.396;\n(9) \"Qualified employment\" , employment as a large animal veterinarian and where a substantial portion of business involves the treatment of large animals on a full-time basis in Missouri located in an area of need as determined by the department of agriculture. Qualified employment shall not include employment with a large-scale agribusiness enterprise, corporation, or entity. Any forgiveness of such principal and interest for any qualified applicant engaged in qualified employment on a less than full-time basis may be prorated to reflect the amounts provided in this section ;\n(10) \"Resident\" , any person who has lived in this state for one or more years for any purpose other than the attending of an educational institution located within this state.","path":["Title XXII - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS","Chapter 340 - Veterinarians"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=340.337","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"f5db97536cf1c274c14bd9db82861710411d87a3c6222035db6ca2d9a4286092","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-340.335","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-340.339"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}