Application Procedures

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for application for licensure as a veterinarian or registration as a veterinary technician. (1) Application for licensure or registration must be made on the forms provided by the board. Application forms may be obtained by requesting them from the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board, PO Box 633, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or on the board’s website at www.pr.mo.gov/veterinarian.asp. (2) An application must be submitted via the online system or legibly on paper (printed or typed), signed, and accompanied by the appropriate fees. The fee must be submitted online or in the form of a cashier’s check, personal check, or money order. (3) The following documents must be on file for an application to be considered complete: (A) Completed application; (B) Appropriate fee; (C) Proof of acceptable educational credentials as evidenced by an official transcript sent directly to the board by the school. 1. If the applicant is a doctor of veterinary medicine seeking provisional licensure, a true and accurate copy of the applicant’s diploma or a certified letter from the dean AND INSURANCE of the accredited school or college of veterinary medicine from which the applicant graduated will be acceptable proof of educational credentials of said applicant for provisional licensure only. 2. If the applicant’s official transcript is not in English, the transcript shall, at the applicant’s expense, be translated into English, the translation shall be signed by the translator and the signature notarized by a notary public. The applicant shall provide the translated transcript to the board along with a copy of the official transcript. The applicant shall still require his/her official transcript be sent directly to the board by the school; and (D) A current, standard passport photo. (4) All forms must be completed and received by the board by the established deadline. AUTHORITY: sections 340.210, 340.228, and 340.300, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 270-1.031. Original rule filed Nov. 4, 1992, effective July 8, 1993. Amended: Filed June 7, 1995, effective Dec. 30, 1995. Amended: Filed April 1, 2003, effective Sept. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Dec. 1, 2005, effective June 30, 2006. Moved to 20 CSR 2270-1.031, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed July 25, 2018, effective Jan. 30, 2019. Amended: Filed July 15, 2025, effective Feb. 28, 2026. *Original authority: 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993, 1995, 1999; 340.228, RSMo 1992, amended 1999; and 340.300, RSMo 1992, amended 1999.