Board: Board of Veterinary Examiners
Board identification number: 102
Department: COMMERCE, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Authority: AS 08.98.010; AS 08.01.010; AS 08.03.010
Status: Active
Sunset date: June 30, 2025
Requirements: Legislative Confirmation
Prohibitions: A member who has served all or part of two successive terms may not be reappointed unless four years have elapsed since the person last served. Public members cannot be engaged in, have a legal contract with a member of, or have a direct financial interest in the occupation that the board regulates. No person may serve who is, or was during the two years immediately preceding appointment, a member of a faculty, board of trustees, or advisory board of a veterinary school.
Term: 4 years
Chair: Governor may select.
Description: The board consists of 5 members appointed by Governor: 4 licensed veterinarians in active practice in Alaska for 5 years; plus 1 public member;
Function: Regulates and controls applications, licenses, and permits of veterinarians and veterinarian technicians.
Special facts: Members serve at the pleasure of the Governor until a successor is appointed. An appointment to fill a vacancy is for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Compensation: Standard Travel and Per Diem
Meetings: At least 3 meetings per year (January, May and October), 2 days per meeting, plus special meetings at board or division request
For further information and to reach individual members, contact:
Ilsa Lund
Occupational Licensing Examiner
Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing
DCCED, P.O. Box 110806 M/S 0800
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Phone: (907) 465-1037
Fax: (907) 465-2974
