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VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
of emergency, or to prohibit the services of an authorized practitioner of a neighboring 
state when called into requisition. 
Section 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and 
publication. 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED “ AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NORTH 
CAROLINA STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,” 
AND TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDI¬ 
CINE AND SURGERY IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact : 
Section i. The association of veterinary surgeons and physicians calling themselves 
“ The North Carolina State Veterinary Medical Association” is hereby declared to be a 
body politic and corporate under the name and style of “ The North Carolina State Vet¬ 
erinary Medical Association. ’ ’ 
Sec. 2. In order to properly regulate the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery, 
there shall be appointed a board of examiners to be known as “The North Carolina 
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners,” which shall consist of five members, to be 
elected by the association. 
Sec. 3. Jt shall be the duty of the said board to examine all applicants to practice 
veterinary medicine or surgery, and if on such examination, they be found competent to 
grant to each applicant a certificate, authorizing him to practice veterinary medicine or 
surgery, and no person shall practice veterinary medicine or surgery in this State, nor in 
any case administer, prescribe or operate for the cure of veterinary diseases, except as 
hereinafter provided, without having first procured a certificate from the said Board of 
Examiners. Any one practicing veterinary medicine or surgery except as allowed by this 
Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than ^lo, nor 
more than !|50, or imprisoned in the county jail for not longer than 30 days, for each and 
every offense. 
Sec. 4. Three members of said board shall constitute a quorum, and no certificate 
shall be granted except with a concurrence of a majority of the members present. 
Sec. 5. The Board of Examiners shall elect a President and a Secretary, who shall 
also perform the duties of a Treasurer ; they shall keep a regular record of their proceed¬ 
ings in a book to be kept for that purpose, which shall always be open for inspection, and 
shall always keep a record of all applicants for a certificate and of all who are granted a 
certificate and shall publish the names of the successful applicants at least once each year 
in two newspapers published in the state. 
Sec. 6. To prevent delay and inconvenience, two members of the Board of Exam¬ 
iners may grant a temporary certificate to practice veterinary medicine or surgery, which 
shall be in force only until the next regular meeting of the Board of Examiners, but in no 
case shall such temporary certificate be granted to any person who has been an unsuccess¬ 
ful applicant for a certificate before the Board. 
Sec. 7. The Board of Examiners shall meet at least once a year at such times and 
places as the association may decide upon, and remain in session sufficiently long to ex¬ 
amine all who may make application at the appointed time. 
Sec. 8. The Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall have authority to adopt 
such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary, and shall fill all vacancies in said 
board. 
Sec. 9. The board shall have power to require each applicant to pay a fee of not 
more than $10.00 before issuing a certificate, and $5.00 before issuing a temporary 
certificate. 
Sec. 10. The members of said board shall receive such compensation for their ser¬ 
vices, not to exceed $4.00 per day, and their travelling expenses, as the association may 
decide upon, to be paid by the secretary of the board out of any money coming into his 
hands as secretary. 
