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SECTION 1. VE 2.01 (2) is repealed.
SECTION 2. VE 3.02 is repealed and recreated to read:
VE 3.02 Qualifications for licensure by examinations. The board may issue a license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who satisfies all of the following:
(1) Submits an application form provided by the board which includes the applicant’s notarized signature.
Note: Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708 or at the website at
(2) Pays the fee required under s. 440.05 (1), Stats. (3) Prior to November 1, 2000, passes the national board examination and clinical competency test. On or after November 1, 2000, passes the north American veterinary licensing examination.
(4) Successfully completes an examination on state laws and rules related to the practice of veterinary medicine.
(5) Provides a certificate of graduation from a board approved veterinary college which shall be signed and sealed by the dean of the school and submitted directly to the board by the school. Applicants who graduated from a veterinary college which is not a board approved veterinary college shall provide a certificate of graduation which is signed and sealed by the dean of the school and submitted directly to the board by the school, and evidence of successful completion of either the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates certification program or the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence offered by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) which shall be submitted directly to the board by the AVMA or the AAVSB.
(6) Provides verification of licensure records and status which has been sent directly to the board by every state or country in which the applicant has ever held a license or certificate to practice veterinary medicine.
(7) Does not have a conviction record or pending criminal charge relating to an offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of veterinary medicine. An applicant who has a conviction record or pending criminal charge shall request appropriate authorities to provide information about the record or charge directly to the board in sufficient specificity to enable the board to make a determination whether the record or charge substantially relates to the practice of veterinary medicine.
(8) All supporting documents shall be provided in English.
SECTION 3. VE 3.03 is repealed.
SECTION 4. VE 8.02 is repealed and recreated to read:
VE 8.02 Qualifications for certification. The board may issue a certificate to practice as a veterinary technician to an applicant who does all of the following:
(1) Submits an application form provided by the board which includes the applicant’s notarized signature.
Note: Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708 or at the website at
(2) Meets the age and training requirements of s. 453.06 (3), Stats. (3) Pays the fees required under s. 440.05 (1), Stats. (4) Has passed an examination consisting of a national written examination and the examination on state laws and rules shall be submitted directly to the board by the department’s office of examinations or the interstate reporting services.
(5) Has successfully completed an examination on state laws and rules related to the practice of veterinary technology.
(6) Provides verification of licensure records and status which has been sent directly to the board by every state or country in which the applicant has ever held a license or certificate to practice veterinary technology.
(7) Does not have a conviction record or pending criminal charge relating to an offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of veterinary technology. An applicant who has a conviction record or pending criminal charge shall request appropriate authorities to provide information about the record or charge directly to the board in sufficient specificity to enable the board to make a determination.
(8) All supporting documents shall be provided in English.
SECTION 5. VE 8.03 is repealed.
Section 6. Effective Date. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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