Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Veterinary Medical Licensing Board, State

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
No	No	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 4741.02 4741.03 4743.01	7

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
2 on 1/1/11 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter 5 on 1/1/13 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter		3 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
December 31	Annual report to LSC under R.C. 4743.01

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, R.C. 124.15(J)		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
Board must elect a President from its veterinarian members.	The licensing functions of the Board are scheduled to expire under R.C. 101.62 on 12/31/2024.

Qualifications
All members must have been Ohio residents for not less than 5 years; 5 must have been licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Ohio not less than 5 consecutive years prior to their appointment; 1 must be a registered veterinary technician registered for not less than 5 consecutive years prior to appointment; and 1 must represent the public. No member may own any interest in, or be employed by, any wholesale or jobbing house dealing with supplies, equipment, or instruments used in the practice of veterinary medicine, and neither the registered veterinary technician member nor the public member may have any vested financial interest in the practice of veterinary medicine. No member may be appointed to serve more than 3, 3-year terms unless 3 years have elapsed since the end of the member's third term.

Qualifications

All members must have been Ohio residents for not less than 5 years; 5 must have been licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Ohio not less than 5 consecutive years prior to their appointment; 1 must be a registered veterinary technician registered for not less than 5 consecutive years prior to appointment; and 1 must represent the public. No member may own any interest in, or be employed by, any wholesale or jobbing house dealing with supplies, equipment, or instruments used in the practice of veterinary medicine, and neither the registered veterinary technician member nor the public member may have any vested financial interest in the practice of veterinary medicine. No member may be appointed to serve more than 3, 3-year terms unless 3 years have elapsed since the end of the member's third term.