# S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-7: Filling of vacancies on board

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-7

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-7
- **Heading:** Filling of vacancies on board
- **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 36-12-7

## Text

If any vacancy occurs among the veterinarians on the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners due to resignation, death, removal from the state, or suspension as provided in this chapter, or for any other reason, the Governor shall fill such vacancy from the roster of licensed veterinarians within the state until the next succeeding October thirty-first. The appointee's term expires on October thirtieth in the third year of appointment.

Any member's term ending June 30, 2013, or thereafter is extended to October thirtieth in the year the term is to expire.

Source: SL 1961, ch 201, § 4; revised pursuant to SL 1973, ch 2, § 58; SL 2012, ch 16, § 22; SL 2013, ch 176, § 15.

## 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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