N.Y. EDN Law § 6711

§ 6711. Requirements for a professional license as an veterinary\ntechnician. To qualify for licensure as an veterinary technician, an\napplicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n 1. Application: file an application with the department;\n 2. Education: have successfully completed a four-year course of study\nin a secondary school approved by the board of regents or its\nequivalent;\n 3. Have completed a college-level course of study in, and hold a\ndiploma from a school of veterinary science technology for the training\nof animal health technicians, giving a course of not less than eighteen\nmonths, registered by the department as maintaining at the time, a\nsatisfactory standard, or has completed a college-level course of study\ndetermined by the department to be the equivalent thereof;\n 4. Any person who submits an application prior to January first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-three and who submits evidence of employment by\na veterinarian or a veterinary facility prior to that date may be\nlicensed on the basis of this experience if acceptable in the discretion\nof the board in accordance with the commissioner's regulations and upon\nthe successful completion of the licensing examination required by this\nsection;\n 5. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n 6. Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates; provided, however that the board of regents may grant a one-time\nthree-year waiver for an animal health technician who otherwise meets\nthe requirements of this article and provided further that the board of\nregents may grant an extension of such three-year waiver of not more\nthan one year;\n 7. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n 8. Fees: pay a fee to the department for admission to the examination\nand for initial licensure of eighty-five dollars, for each reexamination\nforty-five dollars, and a fee of eighty dollars for each triennial\nregistration period.\n