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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="2-302" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Agriculture" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners in the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board has seven members, five of whom:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Are licensed and registered veterinarians of the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Are residents of the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Have engaged in active practice for five years at some time;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Are in good standing; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Are appointed and qualified.</text>
      <text>Of these five veterinarian members, at least two must have their practices predominantly for large animals. Two members of the Board shall not be veterinarians.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Governor shall appoint the members of the Board with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each appointment shall be made from a list of at least three names for each vacancy submitted to the Governor, or to the Governor-elect, by the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Each member serves a term of five years or until his successor is elected and qualified. A member is not eligible to serve for more than two full successive terms except as otherwise provided in this section. If any member ceases legally and physically to reside in the State, his office is vacant.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Governor shall remove any of the members for misconduct in office, incompetence, immorality, willful neglect of duty, or any cause which is a ground for revocation of a license to practice veterinary medicine in the State. The member may be removed only after reasonable notice and an opportunity for hearing is provided.</text>
  </level>
</section>
