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Sec. 08.98.070. Duties of the department.

The department shall furnish the board with administrative services, including renting space for holding examinations, printing and mailing licenses and student permits, sending notices, before December 1 of each year, that licenses must be renewed, collecting fees and issuing receipts, keeping a current register of licensees, employing secretarial assistants, replying to routine requests for information, […]

Sec. 08.98.235. Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.

After a hearing, the board may impose a disciplinary sanction on a person licensed under this chapter when the board finds that the person (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing professional services or engaging in professional activities; (3) […]

Sec. 08.98.245. Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.

(a) A veterinarian may not issue an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven- day supply to the owner of an animal patient for outpatient use. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a veterinarian may issue a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to the owner of an animal if […]

Sec. 08.98.250. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “accredited veterinary school” means a veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or its equivalent as determined by the board, and conforms to the standards required for accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (2) “animal” means any animal other […]

Sec. 08.98.100. Compensation.

Members of the board are entitled to per diem allowances and transportation expenses allowed by law and paid members of other state examining boards.

Sec. 08.98.120. License required; prohibitions; penalty.

(a) A person may not practice veterinary medicine, surgery, or dentistry unless the person is licensed as a veterinarian under this chapter or has a temporary permit issued under AS 08.98.186, except that a person may perform functions authorized by (1) regulation of the board if the person is licensed as a veterinary technician; or […]

Sec. 08.98.125. Exemptions.

This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) a veterinary medical officer in the military service in the discharge of official duties or as an employee in the federal or state government performing veterinary medical services within the scope of the person’s official duties; (2) a veterinarian who is licensed in another state or […]

Sec. 08.98.150. Administration of examination.

The board shall offer examinations at least once a year. Examinations shall be so administered that, whenever possible, one who grades a written examination does not know the identity of the examinee whose test is being graded.