RELATES TO:
KRS
321.207
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
321.207 requires the Kentucky Board of
Veterinary Examiners to issue a certificate to all animal control agencies
being qualified to register with the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) to purchase, possess, and use board authorized controlled
substances, and to all persons qualified to engage in the practice of animal
euthanasia in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
KRS
321.235(3) and
321.240(5)
authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement KRS
Chapter 321. This administrative regulation requires a renewal notice to all
certified animal control agencies and animal euthanasia specialists and
requires all certified animal control agencies and animal euthanasia
specialists to complete the renewal application and return it, along with the
renewal fee to the board. It further requires all certified animal control
agencies and animal euthanasia specialists to keep the board apprised of the
legal name and current address of the licensee.
Section 1.
(1) The board shall, not later than February
1 of each year, email or mail to each certified animal control agency and
animal euthanasia specialist a renewal notice.
(2) The renewal application shall be
completed by the certified entity and returned to the board, including all
required attachments and fees.
(3)
Timely receipt of renewal application.
(a)
Renewals bearing a postmark, or, if an online renewal, a timestamp, of March 1
or earlier shall be considered received on time.
(b) Renewals bearing a postmark, or, if an
online renewal, a timestamp, between March 2 and April 30 shall be considered
late and therefore incur a late fee pursuant to
201
KAR 16:514.
(4) The renewal fee shall be attached to the
completed renewal form when it is returned to the board.
(a) For certified animal control agencies,
the renewal form shall be the Renewal Application for Animal Control Agencies
form or online equivalent form, including all required attachments.
(b) For certified animal euthanasia
specialists, the renewal form shall be the Renewal Application for Animal
Euthanasia Specialists form or online equivalent form, including all required
attachments.
Section 2. The board shall not be held
responsible or liable for lost renewal notices, or renewal notices not
received, or not received on time.
(1)
Regardless of cause, the board shall not have to refund money to a certificate
holder who fails to renew in a timely manner pursuant to Section 1(3) of this
administrative regulation.
(2) If a
certificate holder fails to renew by the grace period deadline, the certificate
shall expire. The former certificate holder may apply for reinstatement of the
license within five (5) years from the date of expiration in accordance with
201
KAR 16:550 and
201 KAR
16:560. A reinstatement application shall be required
during this period; an application for a new license shall not be accepted
until five (5) years after the last date of expiration.
Section 3. Current contact information shall
be on file with the board.
(1)
(a) Every certified animal control agency
shall:
1. File a proper and current mailing
address with the board at its principal office; and
2. Within thirty (30) days, notify the board
of any changes of the agency's mailing address by submitting a completed
Request for Name or Address Change form.
(b)
1. Every
certified animal control agency shall file an update with the board to notify
the board of any changes to the designated onsite manager tasked with
management of controlled substances and the euthanasia program pursuant to
201
KAR 16:550, or of any changes of the onsite manger's
legal name or personal address.
2.
Updates may be filed on the annual Renewal Application for Animal Control
Agencies form or online equivalent form, or on the Request to Designate a New
Agency Onsite Manager form or online equivalent form, including all required
attachments.
(c)
Background checks. For new agency designated onsite managers, the board may
conduct a national or jurisdictional level background check on each designated
onsite manager. The check shall be processed by a board approved background
check provider, and may include a copy of the designated manager's fingerprints
captured at a board approved location. The board may reject background checks
that do not have an official seal or watermark, or that are more than ninety
(90) days old. The board may impose additional requirements as a condition of
certification or deny certification following the board's review of findings
from a background check. The results shall be submitted to the board within
thirty (30) days of designating a new onsite manager.
(2)
(a)
Every certified animal euthanasia specialist shall:
1. File his or her legal name and proper and
current mailing address with the board at its principal office; and
2. Within thirty (30) days, notify the board
of any changes of his or her legal name or mailing address by submitting a
completed Request for Name or Address Change form.
(b) Updates may be filed on the annual
Renewal Application for Animal Euthanasia Specialists form or online equivalent
form, or on the Request for Name or Address Change form or online equivalent
form, including all required attachments.
Section 4. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Renewal Application for Animal
Control Agencies", 3/2020;
(b)
"Renewal Application for Animal Euthanasia Specialists", 3/2020;
(c) "Request to Designate a New Agency Onsite
Manager", 3/2020; and
(d) "Request
for Name or Address Change", 2/2020.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subjected to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Veterinary Examiners, 107 Corporate Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This material may also be obtained at
www.kybve.com.
