The following definitions are used in this part:

1. (1)

   1. (A) “Arkansas resident” means an applicant has been an Arkansas resident for twelve (12) months prior to the application deadline for the financial aid program.
   2. (B) Further, the recipient may be asked to provide evidence of a permanent connection with the State of Arkansas.

   3. (C) The Division of Higher Education will look to one (1) or more of the following to determine residency in those cases:

      1. (i) Valid Arkansas driver’s license;
      2. (ii) Proof of payment for Arkansas personal and/or real taxes for the previous year;
      3. (iii) Proof of Arkansas vehicle registration;
      4. (iv) Proof of Arkansas voter registration; and
      5. (v) Other forms of proof of Arkansas residency;
2. (2) “Award year” means one (1) year beginning on July 1 of one (1) calendar year, and extending to June 30 of the next calendar year;

3. (3) “Food animal” means a:

   1. (A) Bovine;
   2. (B) Porcine;
   3. (C) Ovine;
   4. (D) Camelid;
   5. (E) Cervid;
   6. (F) Poultry; and
   7. (G) Any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;
4. (4) “Food supply veterinary medicine” means all aspects of veterinary medicine’s involvement in food supply systems, from traditional agricultural production to consumption;

5. (5)

   1. (A) “Lawful permanent resident” means an individual who can provide documentation from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service that he or she is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident.
   2. (B) Valid documentation is an I-551, I-151, I-181, I-94, or passport stamped with the notation "Processed for I-551, Temporary Evidence of Lawful Admission for Permanent Residence".
   3. (C) A completed Form G-641 can also be used to document permanent resident status;
6. (6) “Loan repayment” means a payment made to a federal loan holder on a recipient’s behalf after the completion of the yearly requirements by the recipient;
7. (7) “Participating institution” means Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine;
8. (8) “Practice of food supply veterinary medicine” means a corporate or private veterinary practice with a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the practice devoted to food animal medicine or mixed animal medicine located in rural areas;

9. (9) “United States citizen” means persons born or who have become naturalized citizens of:

   1. (A) The fifty (50) states;
   2. (B) The District of Columbia;
   3. (C) Puerto Rico;
   4. (D) The Virgin Islands;
   5. (E) Guam;
   6. (F) The Northern Mariana Islands; and
   7. (G) Trust Territory-Palau;

10. (10) "United States national" includes citizens of:

    1. (A) American Samoa; or
    2. (B) Swain's Island.

Codification Notes: The Immigration and Naturalization Service was abolished by 6 U.S.C. § 291.