§ 5-25-3 Board – Composition –
Appointment and terms of members. –
The governor shall appoint a board of veterinary medicine. The board shall be
composed of six (6) members whose terms of office shall extend for three (3)
years and until a successor is appointed. Five (5) members of the board shall
be veterinarians licensed in the state one of which whose practice shall
include the treatment of equine or large animals and one member shall be a
public member. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive three (3)
year terms. Former board members are eligible for reappointment no earlier than
three (3) years following the expiration of their last term. The governor shall
appoint one member for a term of one year; two (2) for a term of two (2) years;
two (2) for a term of three (3) years; and one public member for a three (3)
year term. Initial appointments to the board shall take effect as of the date
of appointment, however, the initial terms shall be calculated as though the
date of appointment had been July 1, 1986. Appointments made subsequently shall
be for three (3) year terms. Terms shall begin on the first day of July of the
year in which they are appointed and expire on the last day of June of the last
year of their appointment. Any vacancy on the board caused other than by
expiration of term shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of this
section. The governor may remove any member of the board for cause.
(P.L. 1985, ch. 531, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 455, § 1.)