Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.10a

Failure to renew - Fee - Automatic suspension.

A. Every licensed veterinarian who is the holder of a license

or certificate authorizing the practice of veterinary medicine in

any manner whatsoever shall on or before the first day of July of

each and every year apply to the State Board of Veterinary Medical

Examiners on forms furnished by the Board, for a renewal certificate

of registration entitling such veterinarian to practice veterinary

medicine in this state during the next fiscal year. Each such

application shall be accompanied by a renewal fee in an amount fixed

by the Board.

B. The Board may modify the terms and dates of renewal

requirements in order to expedite the efficiency of the procedure

and to prevent inequitable financial burden on its applicants and

licensees.

C. 1. Failure to renew a license or certificate properly shall

be evidence of noncompliance with the laws of this state and rules

of the Board.

2. The license or certificate shall automatically be placed in

an inactive status for failure to renew and shall be considered

inactive and not in good standing for purposes of practice of

veterinary medicine.

D. 1. If, within sixty (60) calendar days after July 1 the

licensee or certificate holder pays the renewal fee plus any

reactivation fee set by rule by the Board, the president or

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secretary-treasurer of the Board may reactivate the license or

certificate.

2. If sixty (60) calendar days elapses and the license or

certificate is not reactivated, the license or certificate shall be

automatically suspended for failure to renew.

3. A license or certificate suspended for failure to renew may

be reinstated pursuant to the provisions of Section 698.9a of this

title.

E. Practice of veterinary medicine is prohibited unless the

license or certificate is active and in good standing with the

Board.