LAC 46:LXXXV.503. Exemption of Fee for Active Military Duty/Reduction of Fee for Qualified Retirement/Disability

A. The board shall exempt a veterinarian licensed in the state of Louisiana from the annual license renewal fee for active status if he is a member of the armed forces and is on active duty. In accordance with R.S. 37:1525, this exemption shall not exceed three years or the duration of a national emergency, whichever is longer. B. The board shall apply the reduced annual renewal fee for inactive status if the veterinarian is totally disabled to practice veterinary medicine without probability of return to practice for the annual renewal period at issue as certified by a physician’s statement, or if he is retired and has reached the age of 65 years. C. In each of the above cases, the veterinarian who requests fee exemption for active military status or fee reduction for inactive status must renew with the board annually and provide proof of his eligibility for fee exemption or reduction in affidavit form approved by the board. The documentation must be submitted annually with the application for renewal. D. Reinstatement from Inactive Status to Active Status 1. A licensee in inactive status must submit a written request for reinstatement to active status within five years of the initial date of inactive status being granted, provided the licensee submits with his written request the payment of all back active annual renewal fees, as well as current active annual renewal fees. The request for reinstatement may be subject to certain conditions being met as set by the board, including but not limited to the fulfillment of all continuing education requirements pursuant to §405.B of this Section, prior to such reinstatement. A request for reinstatement must be considered by the full board. 2. If a license is not brought back to active status within five years of the initial date of inactive status being granted, then the license shall be cancelled. At such time, an entirely new application for license must be submitted to the board, including the payment of all applicable fees and satisfactorily passing all state and national examinations.