Section R3-11-604. Examinations

A.      The Board shall hold a veterinary technician examination at least once a year. A minimum of 20 days before the examina- tion, the Board shall send an applicant a written notice of the date, time, and place of the examination.

B.       An applicant shall pass a national veterinary technician exam- ination and an Arizona veterinary technician examination with a score of at least 70 percent on each examination before being certified by the Board.

C.      An applicant with a passing score on either the national veteri- nary technician examination or the Arizona veterinary techni- cian examination shall retake the examination if the applicant does not obtain certification within five years after the date of the examination.

D.      An applicant who meets all the requirements in A.R.S. § 32- 2242(D) is not required to retake the national veterinary tech- nician examination. However, an applicant who meets all the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-2242(D) shall pass the Arizona veterinary technician examination within five years before obtaining certification.

Historical Note

Adopted effective March 23, 1979 (Supp. 79-2).

Amended effective November 18, 1982 (Supp. 82-6). Former Section R3-11-63 renumbered without change as Section R3-11-604 effective February 24, 1988 (Supp. 88-1). Amended effective August 31, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 3918, effective September 20, 2000 (Supp. 00-3). Amended by final

rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1886, effective October 7, 2013

(Supp. 13-3).