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O.C.G.A. § 43-50-42 (2019)

Issuance and renewal of temporary license for transitioning service members

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(a) Pursuant to Code Section 43-1-34, the board may issue a temporary license to transitioning service members.

(b) The temporary license shall expire on the date that permanent licenses are issued to persons who have passed the examination, which examination occurred immediately following the issuance of the temporary license.

(c) A temporary license issued pursuant to this Code section may, in the discretion of the board, be renewed for one six-month period only; provided, however, that no temporary license shall be issued, renewed, or reissued to a person who fails to pass the examination established by the board.

History

Ga. L. 1973, p. 260, § 2; Code 1981, § 443-50-29; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1065, § 6; Code 1981, § 43-50-42, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2003, p. 615, § 1-1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 770, § 3/HB 956; Ga. L. 2020, p. 909, § 6/HB 914. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, deleted ‘‘military spouses

and’’ preceding ‘‘transitioning service members’’ in subsection (a). Administrative rules and regulations. - Temporary license, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Board of Veterinary Medicine, Chapter 700-4.

Annotations

The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted the present provisions of subsection (a) for the former provisions, which read: "(a) The board may issue a temporary license to the following applicants who are qualified to take the veterinary license examination:

"(1) An applicant licensed in another state. Such license shall have the same force and effect as a permanent license until the time of its expiration; and

"(2) An applicant who is not the holder of any veterinary license. Such license shall authorize the applicant to work under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian as provided by the board."; and deleted "provided for in Code Section 43-50-32" following "passed the examination" in the middle of subsection (b).

Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Temporary license, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Board of Veterinary Medicine, Chapter 700-4.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR. - Disqualification, for bias or interest, of member of occupation or profession sitting in license revocation proceeding, 97 A.L.R.2d 1210.