(1) The board shall annually elect a chair and a vice chair from the appointed members of the board. Officers of the board shall serve for terms of one (1) year and until a successor is elected, as long as the officer holds a current appointment to the board.
(2) The board shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings annually and additional meetings as the board may deem necessary. The additional meetings may be held upon call of the chair or upon written request of three (3) members of the board.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 321.240

  • Board: means the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
  • Compensation: includes any gift, bonus, fee, money, credit, or other thing of value. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Five (5) members of the board shall constitute a quorum to conduct business.
(4) The board may employ its own executive director and staff, or employ or contract with any other persons it deems necessary to carry on the work of the board and shall define their duties and fix their compensation. Should the board prefer not to directly employ or contract with persons to serve as its executive director or staff, the board may enter into a contract with another state agency in which the board shall pay to the agency a sum sufficient to offset that agency’s costs in the salary and benefits of one (1) or more employees who will be assigned to serve the board as its executive director and staff.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 23, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2016 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 14, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 18, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 279, sec. 1. –
– Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 3.