Secretary of State News

For Immediate Release
February 7, 2008
FFI Contact: Matt Carrothers
Director of Media Relations
 404-656-4269

Actions Taken by the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine at its February 6 Meeting

Macon, Ga.—The Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine held its bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 6.

The Board voted to post the following rules for revisions:

  • Board Rule 700-7-.03, Veterinary Continuing Education: This revision will begin requiring a Georgia laws and rules continuing education class for each license renewal period. 
  • Board Rule 700-7-.04, Veterinary Technician Continuing Education: This revision will institute a requirement for licensed veterinary technicians to begin acquiring continuing education for license renewal.

A complete synopsis with the exact changes showing the current, added or deleted wording is available at the following website: http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/veterinary.

The Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine will hold their next meeting Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 9:30 am at the Professional Licensing Boards Division in Macon, Georgia.