The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. 213.

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRAC-
TICE OF VETERINARY MEDI-
CINE, SURGERY AND DENTS
TRY.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. A state board of veterin-
airy registration and examination is
hereby established. composed of three
members. The governor shall, on or
before January 1, 1913, appoint the
members of said board and snail des
ignate one of said board to serve
for three years, one for two years and
one for one year, from and including
January l., 1918, and shall, in the
month Of December, annually there
after, appoint a member to serve for
term of three years from and in
Guiding the first day of January fol-
lowing said appointment The COVER
nor may. on proof OF incompetency,
continued neglect of duty or unpro-
fessional or disorderly conduct, re-
move from Office any member of said
board The members of said board
shall be residents of this state, and
each shall have had at least five years
experience and be in active practice
of veterinary medicine, surgery and
dentistry at the time of his appoint
ment, and shall be graduate of a
duly organized and recognized veter-
mary college which has a course of
study of at least two years of not
less than six months in each year, es
pecially devoted to the study of vet
Urinary science.
Sec. 2. Said board shall meet at
Montpelier during the month of
March, 1918, and prior to the first day
of January of each year thereafter,
and shall elect from its number a
president, secretary, and treasurer, to
serve for one year and until their
successors are elected and qualified;
and the same person may hold the
Office Of secretary and treasurer.
Sec. 8. The secretary shall provide
suitable books in which shall be kept
an accurate record of all the doings
of said board; a record Of all ap-
plications and examinations; a record
of all persons practicing veterinary
medicine, surgery and dentistry in
this state and a record of all licenses
issued by said board; and the secre-
tary shall perform such other duties
as the rules and regulations of said
board shall direct
Sec. 4. The treasurer shall receive
all moneys paid under the provisions
of this act, and shall remit the same
to the state treasurer quarterly. He
shall, before taking office. give to the
state bond with sureties approved
by the auditor of accounts conditioned
for the faithful performance of his
duties, in the penal sum of not less
than one thousand dollars. He shall
also perform such other duties as the
rules and regulations of said board
prescribe.
Sec. 5. Said board shall make such
rules as to applications, examinations
issuing of licenses and hearings be-
fore II. as it may deem advisable, and
shall hold at Montpelier. at least two
meetings during each year for the eX-
animation of applicants for licenses
to practice, and at such other times
and places as said board shall deem
necessary.
Sec. 6. No person shall engage in
the practice of veterinary medicine,
surgery and dentistry until he has
complied with the requirements of
this act, nor until he has obtained a
license from said board and has had
it recorded in the office of the secre-
tary of state in a book kept for that
purpose. Applications for such Ii
cense shall be in writing and signed
by the applicant, on blanks furnished
by said board, setting forth such facts
concerning the applicant as said board
shall require.
Sec. z. A person who has practiced
veterinary medicine, surgery and den
tistry in any of their departments in
this state for two years prior to the
passage OF this act may become regis
tered as an existing practitioner, and
shall receive from said board a license
of registration: provided that such
person shall, on or before March /.
1913, file with the secretary of said
board an affidavit showing that he
has been so engaged, and shall also
pay 10 said board fee OF five dollars.
a person registered under this section
shall be entitled TO use the title Or"
or append TO his name the words Lii
Censed Veterinarian but shall not
use any other description. college de-
gree. or other abbreviation thereof,
unless he Is a graduate Of a regular
veterinary college having a course of
study of at least two years and hav-
ing annual sessions OF at least six
months each. Said board may. on OF
before March !. 1913, accept a diploma
I'm lieu OF an examination, III the ap-
plicant satisfies said board that he is
a graduate OF a duly organized and
recognized college Of veterinary sur
gerry.
Sec s A graduate Of a duly or
gained and recognized veterinary col
leEe having a course OF study Of az
least three years. and having annual
sessions Of not less than six months
each. and who. subsequent 10 the pas
sage Of this act, desires to commence
the practice Of veterinary medicine,