General Organization

PURPOSE: This rule specifies the duties of the board and describes its organization. (1) The Missouri Veterinary Medical Board is a unit of the Division of Professional Registration of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. (2) The board was established under section 340.202, RSMo, for the purpose of executing and enforcing Chapter 340, RSMo. (3) The board consists of the state veterinarian, who serves ex officio, and five (5) appointed members, including a voting public member appointed by the governor for terms of four (4) years each. The board elects from its membership a chairperson and vice chairperson, each of whom serves for one (1) year. (4) The board shall have at least one (1) business meeting per year. Three (3) members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. AUTHORITY: sections 340.208 and 340.210, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 270-1.011. Original rule filed Nov. 4, 1992, effective July 8, 1993. Amended: Filed April 13, 2001, effective Oct. 30, 2001. Moved to 20 CSR 2270-1.011, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed July 25, 2018, effective Jan. 30, 2019. Nonsubstantive change filed July 30, 2019, published Sept. 30, 2019. *Original authority: 340.208, RSMo 1992 and 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993, 1995, 1999.