# Title 87 — Veterinary Medical Examiners, Board of

## Article 87-02 — Veterinarian Licensure

## Chapter 87-02-01 — Continuing Education Requirements

### § 87-02-01-01. License renewal.

1. Annual license renewal notice will be provided to all licensed veterinarians on or before June
first and completed license renewal must be received by June thirtieth.
2. The annual license renewal fee for veterinarians is ninety dollars and must be received by
June thirtieth of each year.
3. Renewals not received by the due date will be assessed a late fee of fifty percent of the
license fee.
4. A license may be renewed for two years after it expires by payment of all past-due renewal
registration fees and late fees and completion of continuing education requirements. If more
than two years have passed since expiration, a new application for licensure must be made
and the North Dakota examination must be completed.
History: Amended effective January 1, 1999; December 1, 2004; April 1, 2009; January 1, 2014;
April 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 43-29-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-29-07.3
### § 87-02-01-02. Educational program attendance required.

Each licensed veterinarian, except as otherwise provided, shall be required to receive twenty-four
hours of veterinary continuing education, approved by the board, in the twenty-four months preceding
each even-year renewal date. Veterinary continuing education is defined as an educational program
which will enhance the licenseholder's professional ability to serve the public and which has the prior
approval of the board.
History: Amended effective November 1, 1991; January 1, 1999; April 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 43-29-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-29-03, 43-29-07.3
### § 87-02-01-03. Educational program requirement waiver.

The board may waive the continuing education requirements for an individual, upon the individual's
request, for any of the following reasons:
1. Impaired health.

2. For individuals who have reached the age of sixty-five and are no longer actively engaged in
practice and have so indicated on their license renewal form. The license of such an individual
will be placed on inactive status and the individual subsequently may not practice veterinary
medicine in North Dakota until the individual becomes current as to continuing education
requirements.
3. For other legitimate reasons as presented and verified to the board at one of its regular
meetings.
History: Amended effective November 1, 1991; January 1, 1999; April 1, 2009; April 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 43-29-03, 43-29-07.3
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-29-07.3
### § 87-02-01-04. Educational program requirements.

Veterinary continuing education may consist of the following:
1. Programs sponsored by local, state, regional, or national veterinary associations.
2. Seminars or training approved by the North Dakota veterinary medical examining board. The
seminars or training may be approved only if they relate to the practice of veterinary medicine,
as defined by subsection 8 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-29-01.1, and consist of
evidence-based scientific material.
3. Programs approved by the registry of approved continuing education of the American
association of veterinary state boards.
4. Wet labs or instructions, or both, taken at a college or university, the subject material of which
must pertain to veterinary medicine.
5. Programs presented by pharmaceutical companies and other commercial groups may be
approved, as long as they consist of objective presentations of scientific information and are
not designed principally to sell products to the veterinarian or the animal owner.
6. A maximum of eight hours of participation in a clinical setting at another veterinary practice
and completion of the written report required by the board's veterinary exchange program.
7. A maximum of eight hours of veterinary continuing education may relate to practice
management. Programs designed to enhance the veterinarian's ability to earn money or invest
money, or that relate to personal financial planning do not meet continuing education
requirements.
8. A maximum of twelve hours of approved veterinary continuing education may be obtained
through professional written journals or technology-based methods relevant to the practice of
veterinary medicine.
Proof of attendance and verification will be necessary on request. Verification may include a printed
program, certificate, brochure, handout, or syllabus that lists the topics presented, the persons doing
the instruction and their qualifications, and the time for each presentation. Verification may be
completed through a third-party database at the discretion of the board.
History: Amended effective November 1, 1991; January 1, 1999; April 1, 2009; January 1, 2014;
April 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 43-29-03, 43-29-07.3
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-29-07.3

### § 87-02-01-05. Notice of failure to comply.

If a licensed veterinarian fails to complete the continuing education requirements, a written notice
shall be sent to the licenseholder. At the discretion of the board, a six-month grace period may be
allowed to make up the requirement. If, after six months, the requirements have not been met, the
license will be revoked, suspended, or placed on probationary status.
History: Amended effective November 1, 1991; January 1, 1999; April 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 43-29-03, 43-29-07.3
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-29-07.3
### § 87-02-01-06. Discipline reporting.

A licensed veterinarian is required to affirmatively report any initiated disciplinary action from any
other regulatory body to the board within thirty days of that other regulatory body's initiation of the
disciplinary action.
History: Effective April 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 43-29-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-29-03
### § 87-02-01-07. Name change.

A licensed veterinarian must report any personal name change to the board within thirty days.
Proper documentation must be provided upon request.
History: Effective April 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 43-29-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-29-03
