32-2218. License renewal and
reinstatement
A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a license issued under this chapter
remains in effect until December 31 of every even-numbered year unless suspended or
revoked. Except as provided in section 32-4301, on submittal of an application for
renewal and payment of a renewal fee, a license is renewed for two years.
B. Failure to pay the license fee before February 1 following expiration of the
license shall be a forfeiture of the license, and the license shall not be restored
except upon written application to the board and payment of a penalty fee of fifty
dollars in addition to all regular license fees and past due fees owed to the board. A
person applying for reinstatement of a license within thirty-six months of expiration
shall not be required to submit to an examination because of failure to pay the license
fee, but it is unlawful for a person to practice veterinary medicine or any branch of
veterinary medicine during the period in which the person's license has been forfeited by
reason of nonpayment of the license fee. If an applicant for reinstatement of a license
has not completed the continuing education requirements, a license may be reinstated if
the continuing education requirements are completed within six months of
reinstatement. A person who does not apply for reinstatement within thirty-six months
after expiration of the license must meet the requirements set forth in sections 32-2213,
32-2214 and 32-2215.
C. An application for renewal shall include a signed statement that no complaint
has been filed and is pending, no investigation is pending and no disciplinary action has
been taken or is pending on any veterinary license the veterinarian holds from another
state.
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