(1) Each person licensed as a veterinarian shall biennially submit a completed renewal application and pay to the board a renewal fee for the renewal of the person's license. (2) A sixty (60) day grace period shall be allowed after the renewal deadline, as required for renewal in subsection (1) of this section, during which time indi viduals may renew their licenses upon submission of a completed renewal application and payment of the renewal fee plus a late renewal fee. All licenses not renewed by the grace period deadline shall expire based on the failure of the individual to renew i n a timely manner. Upon expiration, the licensee is no longer eligible to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine in the Commonwealth. (3) After the sixty (60) day grace period, individuals with an expired license may have their licenses reinstated u pon submission of a completed reinstatement application and payment of a reinstatement fee. No person who applies for reinstatement after expiration of the person's veterinarian license shall be required to submit to an examination as a condition for reins tatement, if the reinstatement application is made within five (5) years from the date of expiration. (4) A suspended veterinarian license is subject to expiration and termination and shall be renewed as provided in this chapter. Renewal or reinstatement s hall not entitle the licensee to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine until the suspension has ended, or is otherwise removed by the board and the right to practice is restored by the board. (5) A revoked license is subject to expiration or termination but may not be renewed. If it is reinstated, the licensee shall pay the reinstatement fee. (6) A person who fails to reinstate the person's veterinarian license within five (5) years after its expiration or termination shall not have it renewed, rest ored, reissued, or reinstated. A person may apply for and obtain a new license by meeting the requirements of this chapter. (7) The board may require that a person applying for renewal or reinstatement of licensure show evidence of completion of continuing education as promulgated by the board in administrative regulation. (8) The board may grant retired or inactive licensure status and may establish conditions under which retired or inactive licenses may be renewed and reinstated as set forth by the board in administrative regulation.
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