§ 31.13. Licensure renewal.

 (a)  Licenses expire on November 30 of each even-numbered year, regardless of the date of issuance. Licenses are renewable for a 2-year period beginning December 1 of each even-numbered year. The fee for biennial renewal is as set forth in §  31.41 (relating to schedule of fees). Late fees as prescribed by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act (63 P. S. § §  1401-101—1401-501) will be added to the renewal fees of licensees who do not submit their renewal applications by December 1 of the year of expiration of their licenses. Upon renewing their licenses, licensees will receive a blue 5 x 7 wall certificate and wallet-size license card which show the next expiration date of the license. These documents are the only evidence of valid, current licensure.

 (b)  A licensee who is also licensed to practice veterinary medicine in another state, territory or country shall report this information on the biennial registration form. Disciplinary action taken in other states, territories or countries shall be reported to the Board on the biennial registration application or within 90 days of final disposition, whichever is sooner.

 (c)  Licensed veterinarians who fail to renew their license shall cease from the practice of veterinary medicine in this Commonwealth on the last day of November of the renewal year. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action by the Board under section 9(a) of the act (63 P. S. §  485.9(a)).

 (d)  A holder of an expired license to practice veterinary medicine may reactivate and renew the license within 5 years from the date of its expiration, upon application to and approval of the Board and upon payment of the current biennial renewal fee as set forth in §  31.41 and the payment of the fees that would have been paid if the license had been maintained in good standing. The application for renewal shall also be accompanied by certificates of attendance at continuing education courses as required by §  31.15 (relating to continuing education) for the current and preceding biennial renewal periods in which the license was expired, and an Affidavit of Non-Practice, verifying the period of time in which the licensee abstained from the practice of veterinary medicine in this Commonwealth.

 (e)  A licensee will not be assessed a late renewal fee for the preceding biennial periods in which the licensee abstained from the practice of veterinary medicine in this Commonwealth.

   The provisions of this §  31.13 adopted December 1, 1968; amended October 27, 1978, effective October 28, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 2909; amended January 12, 1979, effective January 13, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 154; amended January 20, 1989, effective January 21, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 237; corrected January 27, effective January 21, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 335; amended June 14, 1996, effective June 15, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 2785. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (206145) to (206146).

   This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §  31.15 (relating to continuing education).