VE 1.12VE 1.12 License exemptions. No veterinary license or permit is required for the following veterinarians:

VE 1.12(1)(1) Employees of the federal government while engaged in their official duties.

VE 1.12(2)(2) Employees of an educational or research institution while engaged in teaching or research, except if employed by a school of veterinary medicine in this state and the employee practices veterinary medicine on privately owned animals.

VE 1.12(3)(3) Graduates of schools outside the United States and Canada who are enrolled in the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates certification program of the AVMA or the program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence offered by the AAVSB while completing the required year of clinical assessment under the supervision of a veterinarian.

VE 1.14VE 1.14 Qualifications for licensure; examination or endorsement. The board may issue a license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who satisfies all of the following:

VE 1.14(1)(1) Submits an application form provided by the board which includes the applicant’s notarized signature.

VE 1.14 NoteNote: Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911 or at the website at www.datcp.wi.gov.

VE 1.14(2)(2) Successfully completes an examination on state laws and rules related to the practice of veterinary medicine.

VE 1.14 NoteNote: The examination on state laws and rules is separate from the NAVLE and the national board examination and clinical competency test.

VE 1.14(3)(3) Provides proof of graduation through one of the following means:

VE 1.14(3)(a)(a) A certificate of graduation from a veterinary college which shall be signed and sealed by the dean of the school and submitted directly to the board by the school. The certificate may be provided by electronic means if the seal is visible.

VE 1.14(4)(4) 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.

VE 1.14(5)(5) Provides all documents in English.

VE 1.14(6)(6) Satisfies the requirements for either licensure by examination or licensure by endorsement. Applicants who have never previously been licensed in any jurisdiction must apply by examination. Applicants who have previously been licensed in Wisconsin or any other jurisdiction must apply by endorsement.

VE 1.16VE 1.16 Qualifications for licensure by examination. Applicants for licensure by examination shall satisfy all of the following:

VE 1.16(1)(1) Passed the NAVLE within the last five years.

VE 1.16(2)(2) For applicants who graduated from a veterinary college which is not board approved, provide proof of graduation required under s. VE 1.14 (3), 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 AAVSB which shall be submitted directly to the board by the AVMA or the AAVSB.

VE 1.16(3)(3) Pay the nonrefundable application fee of $115.

VE 1.16 HistoryHistory: CR 21-062: cr. Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22; correction in (2) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2022 No. 799.

VE 1.18VE 1.18 Qualifications for licensure by endorsement. Applicants for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy all of the following:

VE 1.18(1)(1) The applicant has not previously failed the NAVLE, unless the applicant has subsequently retaken and passed the NAVLE.

VE 1.18(2)(2) The applicant holds a current license to practice veterinary medicine in another state or U.S. territory or province of Canada.

VE 1.18(3)(3) The applicant has satisfied the qualifications for licensure, in s. VE 1.16, within the last 5 years or has actively practiced for 4000 hours during the 5 years preceding application.

VE 1.18(4)(4) For an applicant holding a current unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a country other than the United States or Canada, who is not a graduate of an approved veterinary college, in addition to the requirements of sub. (3), submit evidence that the applicant has successfully completed either the certification program of the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates of the AVMA or the program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence offered by the AAVSB.