§ 6707. Limited permits to engage in the practice of veterinary\nmedicine. Permits limited as to eligibility, practice, and duration,\nshall be issued by the department to eligible applicants as follows:\n 1. Eligibility. The following persons shall be eligible for a limited\npermit:\n (1) A person who fulfills all requirements for a license as a\nveterinarian except those relating to the examination and citizenship or\npermanent residence in the United States;\n (2) A foreign veterinarian who is in this country on a non-immigration\nvisa for the continuation of veterinary medical study in a college of\nveterinary medicine.\n 2. Limit of practice. A permittee shall be authorized to practice\nveterinary medicine only under the supervision of a licensed\nveterinarian in accordance with regulations of the commissioner. A\nlicensed veterinarian shall supervise one permittee.\n 3. Duration. A limited permit issued pursuant to paragraph one of\nsubdivision one of this section shall be valid for one year or until the\nindividual has had the opportunity to take the state veterinarian\nlicensing examination and receive the results of this examination,\nwhichever shall occur first. It may be renewed once at the discretion of\nthe department if the permit holder has not had a reasonable opportunity\nto take the state veterinarian licensing examination during the period\nfor which such limited permit was originally issued. A limited permit\nmay also be issued or extended for not more than one year to afford an\napplicant or permit holder a second opportunity to successfully complete\nsuch examination if such applicant or permit holder has successfully\ncompleted the written subjects and all except one of the practical\nsubjects of such examination. A limited permit issued pursuant to\nparagraph two of subdivision one of this section shall be valid for one\nyear, and may be renewed at the discretion of the department so long as\nthe permit holder is a bona fide student at a college of veterinary\nmedicine, in this state.\n 4. Fees. The fee for each limited permit and for each renewal shall be\none hundred five dollars.\n
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