Minnesota § 156.071 - REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 156.071 — REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 156.071. REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired license, which is suspended by the board pursuant to section 156.07, may be reinstated at any time within five years after its suspension on filing an application with the board and by payment of the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal date, plus all back fees, late fees, and reinstatement fees. In addition, satisfactory evidence of meeting yearly continuing education requirements must be furnished to the board.
A person who fails to renew a license within five years after its suspension may not renew it, and it shall not be restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but such person may apply for and obtain a new license on complying with the following conditions:
(1) the person is of good moral character;
(2) no fact, circumstance, or condition exists which, if the license were issued, would justify its revocation or suspension;
(3) the person takes and passes the examinations, if any, which would be required if the person were then applying for a license for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that, with due regard for the public interest the person is qualified to practice veterinary medicine; and
(4) the person pays all of the fees that would be required if the person were then applying for the license for the first time.
History:
1965 c 204 s 8; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 415 s 13
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 156.071 ("REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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