Veterinarian
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
The State Board of Veterinary Medicine regulates and licenses/registers veterinarians and veterinary technicians in the State of Colorado. The Board's mission is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the people and animals of Colorado by establishing and enforcing professional standards through the development and maintenance of rules and policies to ensure that only qualified persons are licensed/registered to provide veterinary care and that violators of the laws and rules regulating veterinary medicine are sanctioned as appropriate. Board activities include licensing and registering veterinarians and veterinary technicians, investigating complaints about the licensed/registered and unlicensed/unregistered practice of veterinary medicine, disciplining violators of the law and/or Board's Rules, and making, amending, and adopting reasonable rules and regulations that govern the conduct of veterinarians and veterinary technicians. The Board is made up of nine members: five veterinarians, two veterinary technicians (starting in 2023) and two public members.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Military and veterans
- Military and spouses are exempt from licensure requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Regulatory Agencies
- Division
- Division of Professions & Occupations
- Board
- Board of Pharmacy, Optometric, & Veterinary Medicine
- Address
- 1560 Broadway Ste 1350 Denver, CO 80202
- Phone
- (303) 894-7800
- Agency website
- https://dpo.colorado.gov/Accountancy
- Licence page
- State Board of Veterinary Medicine: Applications and Forms | Division of Professions and Occupations
- Last updated
- April 30, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Veterinarian 29-1131.00
Source and verification
This record is Colorado's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Board of Pharmacy, Optometric, & Veterinary Medicine — see the issuing body section above.
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