Section 686.170 - Appointment of committee to investigate alleged violations of chapter(1) The Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board is authorized to appoint a committee of not less than three licensed, practicing veterinarians to investigate any charge made accusing any person of violating any of the provisions of this chapter, and to report to the board any facts concerning the charge, together with any recommendations the committee sees fit to make. No member of the committee shall reside in the same territory served by the accused person. The expenses of the committee shall be paid out of the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board Account established in ORS 686.246.(2) Upon receipt of a complaint under this chapter, the board and any committee shall conduct an investigation as described under ORS 676.165.Amended by 1997 c.791 §41; 2005 c. 726, § 21