Section 638.100 - Application for license to practice veterinary medicine; qualifications; fee; grounds for refusal to issue license1. Any person who desires to secure a license to practice veterinary medicine, surgery, obstetrics or dentistry in the State of Nevada must make written application to the Executive Director of the Board.2. The application must include all information required to complete the application and any other information required by the Board and must be accompanied by satisfactory proof that the applicant:(a) Is of good moral character;(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, has received a diploma conferring the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent from a school of veterinary medicine that is accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association or, if the applicant is a graduate of a school of veterinary medicine that is not accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association, that the applicant has received an educational certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates of the American Veterinary Medical Association or, if the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates of the American Veterinary Medical Association ceases to exist, by an organization approved by the Board that certifies that the holder of the certificate has demonstrated knowledge and skill of veterinary medicine that is equivalent to the knowledge and skill of veterinary medicine of a graduate of a college of veterinary medicine that is accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association; and(c) Has passed each examination required by the Board pursuant to NRS 638.110.3. A veterinary student in his or her final year at a school accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association may submit an application to the Board and take the state examination administered by the Board, but the Board may not issue a license until the student has complied with the requirements of subsection 2.4. The application must be signed by the applicant and accompanied by a fee set by the Board, not to exceed $500.5. The Board may refuse to issue a license if the Board determines that an applicant has committed an act which would be a ground for disciplinary action if the applicant were a licensee.[Part 5:17:1919; A 1951, 63]-(NRS A 1960, 412; 1971, 221; 1975, 1150; 1977, 1566; 1985, 1253; 1995, 1679; 1997, 2145; 2003, 1224, 3453; 2005, 2743, 2807, 2817; 2019, 4292; 2021, 876)Amended by 2021, Ch. 186,§11, eff. 10/1/2021.Amended by 2019, Ch. 627,§50, eff. 7/1/2019.[Part 5:17:1919; A 1951, 63] - (NRS A 1960, 412; 1971, 221; 1975, 1150; 1977, 1566; 1985, 1253; 1995, 1679; 1997, 2145; 2003, 1224, 3453; 2005, 2743, 2807, 2817)