Senate Bill No. 665
(By Senators Bowman and McKenzie)
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[Introduced February 19, 2007; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §30-10-4 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to
authorizing the Board of
Veterinary Medicine to conduct background checks of applicants
for licenses and current license holders.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §30-10-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. VETERINARIANS.
§30-10-4. Powers of board.
The board shall have the power to:
(a) Examine and determine the qualifications and fitness of
any applicant for a license to practice veterinary medicine in this
state;
(b) Issue, renew, deny, suspend or revoke licenses and
temporary permits to practice veterinary medicine in this state or otherwise discipline licensed veterinarians consistent with the
provisions of this article and reasonable rules and regulations
promulgated by the board as specified in subdivision (i) of this
section;
(c) Establish and publish annually a schedule of reasonable
fees for the licensing and registration of veterinarians, such fee
schedule to be based on the board's anticipated financial
requirements for the year;
(d) Conduct investigations for the purpose of discovering
violations of this article or grounds for disciplining licensed
veterinarians;
(e) Conduct criminal background checks of persons applying for
licenses or who hold existing licenses;
(e) (f) Hold hearings as specified in section twelve of this
article;
(f) (g) Employ such full-time or part-time professional,
clerical or special personnel as may be necessary to effectuate the
provisions of this article, and purchase or rent necessary office
space, equipment and supplies;
(g) (h) Appoint from its own membership one or more members to
act as an official representative or representatives of the board
at any meeting within or without this state where such
representation is deemed desirable;
(h) (i) Institute appropriate court proceedings for the enforcement of the provisions of this article or any reasonable
rules and regulations of the board promulgated as specified in
subdivision (i) (j) of this section;
(i) (j) Promulgate, amend or repeal reasonable rules, and
regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the provisions of this
article, including rules and regulations establishing standards of
professional conduct for the practice of veterinary medicine; and
(j) (k) The board shall also have the power to suspend or
revoke for cause any certificate of authorization issued by it. It
shall have the power to reinstate any certificate of authorization
suspended or revoked by it.
The powers enumerated above are granted for the purpose of
enabling the board to effectively supervise the practice of
veterinary medicine, and are to be construed liberally to
accomplish this objective.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of
Veterinary Medicine to conduct background checks of applicants for
licenses and current license holders.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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