Oklahoma Code § 59-698.10
Oklahoma Code § 59-698.10. Reproduced from the official Oklahoma Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 59-698.10.
1990.
Repealed by Laws 1990, c. 314, § 16, eff. Sept. 1,
§59-698.10a. Renewal certificate of registration - Application Failure to renew - Fee - Automatic suspension.
A. Every licensed veterinarian who is the holder of a license
or certificate authorizing the practice of veterinary medicine in
any manner whatsoever shall on or before the first day of July of
each and every year apply to the State Board of Veterinary Medical
Examiners on forms furnished by the Board, for a renewal certificate
of registration entitling such veterinarian to practice veterinary
medicine in this state during the next fiscal year. Each such
application shall be accompanied by a renewal fee in an amount fixed
by the Board.
B. The Board may modify the terms and dates of renewal
requirements in order to expedite the efficiency of the procedure
and to prevent inequitable financial burden on its applicants and
licensees.
C. 1. Failure to renew a license or certificate properly shall
be evidence of noncompliance with the laws of this state and rules
of the Board.
2. The license or certificate shall automatically be placed in
an inactive status for failure to renew and shall be considered
inactive and not in good standing for purposes of practice of
veterinary medicine.
D. 1. If, within sixty (60) calendar days after July 1 the
licensee or certificate holder pays the renewal fee plus any
reactivation fee set by rule by the Board, the president or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations
secretary-treasurer of the Board may reactivate the license or
certificate.
2. If sixty (60) calendar days elapses and the license or
certificate is not reactivated, the license or certificate shall be
automatically suspended for failure to renew.
3. A license or certificate suspended for failure to renew may
be reinstated pursuant to the provisions of Section 698.9a of this
title.
E. Practice of veterinary medicine is prohibited unless the
license or certificate is active and in good standing with the
Board.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 314, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by
Laws 1999, c. 94, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Oklahoma Statutes § 59-698.10
- Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
- Code: Oklahoma Statutes
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