1. (a) An applicant for licensure as a veterinarian who passes the national veterinarian examination and the veterinary law examination within the sixty month period immediately following the date of the administration of the initial examination shall be deemed to have met the examination requirements for licensure.
2. (b) Where an applicant for licensure as a veterinarian fails to pass the national veterinarian examination and the veterinary law examination within the specified sixty month period, the applicant shall be required to retake and pass all those examinations.
3. (c) An applicant for registration as a veterinary technician who passes the national veterinary technician examination within the sixty month period immediately following the date of the administration of the initial examination shall be deemed to have met the examination requirements for registration.
4. (d) Where an applicant for registration as a veterinary technician fails to pass the national veterinary technician examination within the specified sixty month period, the applicant shall be required to retake and pass the examination.
5. (e) Any applicant who has failed an examination or who has failed to pass all required examinations within the specified sixty month period may apply to be re-examined at a subsequent examination.

Note: Authority cited: Section 4808, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 135, 4841.4 and 4848, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Amendment filed 12-28-62; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 62, No. 26).

2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 4-28-72; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No. 18).

3. Amendment filed 2-17-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 8).

4. Amendment filed 10-12-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 42).

5. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c), renumbering and amendment of former subsections (c)(2) and (c)(3) to section 2015.1, and new subsections (d) and (e) filed 9-18-89; operative 10-18-89 (Register 89, No. 38).

6. Repealer of subsection (c) and relettering and amendment of following subsections filed 9-3-92; operative 10-5-92 (Register 92, No. 36).

7. Amendment of subsections (c) and (d) filed 5-10-2000; operative 6-9-2000 (Register 2000, No. 19).

8. Amendment filed 7-18-2000; operative 7-18-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 2000, No. 29).

9. Amendment of section heading and section filed 1-31-2011; operative 3-2-2011 (Register 2011, No. 5).

10. Amendment of section and Note filed 7-10-2014; operative 10-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 28).

11. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 2-12-2025 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2025, No. 7).