Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 68 - Board of Veterinary Examiners
Article 4 - Veterinary Technicians
12 AAC 68.310 - Veterinary technician licensing requirements
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 68.310
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) Deleted.
(b) The board will, in its discretion, license a person as a veterinary technician who
(1) submits a completed application on the
form provided by the department;
(2) pays the application and license fees
established in
12 AAC 02.350;
(3) has passed the examination required in
12 AAC 68.315;
(4) documents the required education and
training by providing
(A) official
transcripts showing successful completion of a veterinary technician training
program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association or the
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association; or
(B) employment verification forms completed
by the supervising veterinarian verifying that the applicant has been working
at least 700 hours a year for at least two of the previous three years
immediately preceding the date of application, of which one year must be within
this state; but a technician who is currently licensed in another state and
meets the employment verification requirements listed in this subparagraph is
not required to work for one year within this state·
(5) on a form provided by the department,
submits three letters of professional reference completed by persons familiar
with the applicant's education or training as a veterinary technician stating
that the applicant is professionally competent, reliable, and worthy of
confidence; at least two letters of reference must be completed by
veterinarians licensed in this state or another jurisdiction; if the applicant
graduated from a veterinary technician training program within the two years
immediately preceding the date of application, letters of professional
reference from instructors at the applicant's veterinary technician training
program may be substituted for the letters of professional reference from
veterinarians; a letter of professional reference must be sent directly to the
department from the person completing the professional reference; and
(6) submits any other documentation that the
board determines is necessary to determine whether the applicant meets the
requirements of this section; and
(7) submits verification of licensure as a
veterinary technician from each state where the applicant holds or has ever
held a veterinary technician license.
As of Register 128, 12/7/93, 12 AAC 68.310(a) was deleted by the regulations attorney. 12 AAC 68.310(a) contained a self-repealing provision to repeal this subsection on April 29, 1993.
Authority:AS 08.98.050
AS 08.98.080
AS 08.98.167
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