{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-16-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:16-7","heading":"Application for examination; fee; qualifications of applicants.","body":"A person desiring to commence the practice of veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry in this State shall deliver to the secretary of the board a fee to be determined by the board for filing the application for examination and a fee to be determined by the board for the examination, together with satisfactory proof that the applicant is a qualified veterinary graduate as defined in this act or who shall provide a certification acceptable to the board that the applicant will be awarded a degree in veterinary medicine at graduation during the academic year from the college or university the applicant attends and has passed a national licensing examination as required by the board.  No applicant, however, shall be licensed prior to graduation from a veterinary college or university.\nAmended 1942, c.236, s.2; 1952, c.198, s.7; 1965, c.216, s.4; 1983, c.98, s.5; 2002, c.20; 2003, c.227, s.2.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"e0c5e1e485c9a59d55b34bffc9be4816dc1b78b65bdfabc99d6a218e624500c1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-16-6.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-16-7.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}