Current Status Bill Number:4915 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960411 Primary Sponsor:Keyserling All Sponsors:Keyserling Drafted Document Number:gjk\22641ac.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee 20 HANR Subject:Veterinarians, licensure by endorsement
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House 19960411 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 40-69-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RECIPROCAL LICENSING FOR VETERINARIANS, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS REQUIRING RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-69-120 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-69-120. The board must issue a license, without written examination, to a qualified applicant who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in another state which has a reciprocal licensing agreement with this State if the applicant furnishes satisfactory proof that he is a graduate of an approved veterinary college, is in good standing in his respective state, and holds a license to practice veterinary medicine in that state. No person may be licensed under this section except upon proof that he has taken and passed a written examination in at least one of the states in which he is licensed.
The Board shall enter into reciprocal licensing agreements with other states having substantially equivalent licensing requirements."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1996.