# S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-3: Board of examiners appointed--Qualifications of members--Terms of office

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-3
- **Heading:** Board of examiners appointed--Qualifications of members--Terms of office
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 36 / Chapter 12 / Section 36-12-3

## Text

The Governor shall appoint a State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners which shall include three veterinarians. Each veterinarian shall be a graduate from a college authorized by law to confer degrees of veterinary medicine with educational standards equal to those approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association, and each veterinarian shall be licensed and registered under this chapter and actively engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in the state for a period of five years preceding the appointment. Appointments shall be made for the term of three years. No member of this board may serve more than three full terms. The appointment of a person to an unexpired term is not considered a full term.

Source: SL 1961, ch 201, § 1; revised pursuant to SL 1973, ch 2, § 58; SL 2005, ch 199, § 36.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-1 Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-2 Persons not considered engaged in practice of veterinary medicine](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-3 Board of examiners appointed--Qualifications of members--Terms of office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-4 Period of practice required for appointment to board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-5.1 Lay member of board--Appointment and term of office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-5.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-6 Removal of board member](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-7 Filling of vacancies on board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-8 Annual meeting and election of officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-8.1 Executive secretary--Duties--Bond--Limitation on board's expenditures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-8.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-9 Quorum of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-9.1 Board continued within Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources--Records and reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-9.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-10 Records kept by secretary of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-11 Fees used to pay expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-12 Application for license as veterinarian--Education requirement--Fee--Promulgation of rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-12.md)

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