PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements and procedures for retaking the licensure examination for veterinarians.

1. (1) Any applicant who fails an examination for licensure as a veterinarian may be reexamined by making application to the board office and paying the appropriate nonrefundable examination fee and registration fee. The deadline for applying to retake the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) shall be set by the International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA).

2. (2) Applicants shall submit—

   1. (A) The application for licensure and the registration fee to the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board;
   2. (B) The NAVLE application and fee directly to the International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA); and
   3. (C) The application for the Missouri State Board Examination and the registration fee to the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board.
3. (3) No person may take any examination more than four (4) times either in or out of Missouri to qualify for licensure in Missouri. Prior to making application for the fourth attempt at passage of the examination, the applicant shall schedule an appearance with the board to outline a continuing education program which shall be board-approved and completed prior to filing an application for the subsequent examination.

AUTHORITY: sections 340.210 and 340.232, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 270-2.041. Original rule file Nov. 4, 1992, effective July 8, 1993. Amended: Filed April 14, 1994, effective Sept. 30, 1994. Amended: Filed July 31, 2000, effective Jan. 30, 2001. Moved to 20 CSR 2270-2.041, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Nov. 21, 2008, effective May 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Jan. 3, 2012, effective June 30, 2012. Amended: Filed July 25, 2018, effective Jan. 30, 2019. Amended: Filed Jan. 23, 2024, effective July 30, 2024. Amended: Filed July 15, 2025, effective Feb. 28, 2026. *Original authority: 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993, 1995, 1999, and 340.232, RSMo 1992, amended 1999.