New York Laws
Article 135 - Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health Technology
6704 - Requirements for a Professional License as a Veterinarian.

(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree
in veterinary medicine, in accordance with the commissioner's
regulations;
(3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a
noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States; provided, however that the board of regents may grant a one-time
three-year waiver for a veterinarian who otherwise meets the
requirements of this article and who has accepted an offer to practice
veterinary medicine in a county in the state which the department has
certified as having a shortage of qualified applicants to fill existing
vacancies in veterinary medicine, and provided further that the board of
regents may grant an extension of such three-year waiver of not more
than one year;
(7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the
department; and
(8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred sixty dollars to the department for
admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial
license, a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for each
reexamination, a fee of one hundred thirty dollars for an initial
license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted
examination, and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial
registration period.