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After January 1, 1997, a veterinarian shall be required\nto complete a minimum of fifteen hours, and a veterinary technician shall be\nrequired to complete a minimum of six hours of approved continuing education\nannually as a condition for renewal of a license. Continuing education courses\nshall be approved by the Board or by a Board-approved organization. Regulations\nof the Board adopted pursuant to this section may provide for the waiver of such\ncontinuing education requirements upon conditions as the Board deems\nappropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 99.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}