Board of Veterinary Examiners

The Board of Veterinary Examiners is staffed by the Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing. The Board consists of four veterinarians and one public member. Board members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Legislature.

Important Information

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MY LICENSE Online Renewal

Please use our convenient MY LICENSE online renewal application. In most cases your license will be renewed immediately. Due to a heavy volume of renewal activities, processing time for renewal applications received by mail may take up to 4-6 weeks.

In order to receive communication via email, your email address of record must be current at all times. You may verify your current email address via the MY LICENSE self-service portal. If you are expecting communication from our office, please be sure to check your spam/junk mail folder.

If you have not registered, follow these simple steps:

Visit the MY LICENSE customer home page at: ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/MYLICENSE
If you have an existing myAlaska account, enter your account information. If not, please create an account. You will be redirected to the MY LICENSE customer home page.
Under Access an Existing License, enter your license number and Web Authorization Code, if one has been provided. This information is on your renewal notice.
To renew your license, simply select the license you wish to renew from the Professional Licensing section.

Valid License Numbers Contain Either:

6 numbers
OR
4 letters + at least 1 number

If you have an alpha-numeric license number, you must enter all of the characters in order to renew online. EXAMPLE: ABCD1234

Public Notice:

Notice of Proposed Regulations

The Board of Veterinarian Examiners proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 68 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with continuing education requirements providing definitions for the terms “medical” and “non-medical” as they relate to approved topics for continuing education credit.

Written comments deadline: 4:00 p.m. on May 16, 2025

Please Read: Antimicrobials Move from OTC to Prescription Status

The FDA has recently shared that sponsors have completed a voluntary transition of medically important antimicrobials for animals from OTC to prescription status. Read more at FDA Guidance Document.

Please Read: Notice of Update to CDC Dog and Cat Importation Regulation, Effective August 1, 2024

There has been an update to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s dog and cat importation regulation (42 CFR 71.51 and relevant definitions in 42 CFR 71.50), effective August 1, 2024, at 12:01AM ET.

For additional information on CDC’s new entry requirements please visit www.cdc.gov/dogtravel. If you have any questions about this letter or CDC’s importation regulations, please contact cdcanimalimports@cdc.gov

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Professions Regulated by the Board

Veterinarian
Veterinary Technician

Mission Statement

To protect the health, safety, and welfare of Alaskans by ensuring that veterinarian practitioners possess and maintain a level of skill and knowledge necessary to provide safe, competent professional veterinary services to consumers and to protect the public from veterinary practitioners who pose a risk to the public's health, safety, and welfare.

Requirements for Continuing Education

Board approval for trainings, conferences, symposiums, etc. in accordance with 12 AAC 68.230(a)(6).

The following 5 items must be submitted as individual documents. Incomplete submissions will be returned and will not be considered by the Board.

Instructor's CV.
Statement of the course intent.
Course Outline, including the topics covered.
Time Budget.
Statement of disclosure of a conflict of interest that would specifically address whether the instructors receive funding from a drug or device manufacturer; or other funding sources specific to the course of instruction.

Relevant information can be submitted to boardofveterinaryexaminers@alaska.gov

Veterinarian Resources & Educational Information

Opioid Resources for Veterinarians

Xylazine Linked with Drug Overdoses in Humans

Important Notice Regarding Telemedicine

Businesses engaged in the practice of telemedicine are required to register for placement on the Telemedicine Business Registry (TBR). Please see the Telemedicine Business Registry FAQs for more information regarding telemedicine registrations through www.BusinessLicense.Alaska.Gov.

The Board adopts regulations to carry out laws governing veterinary practice in Alaska. It makes final licensing decisions and takes disciplinary actions against people who violate licensing laws. The Board meets three times a year and offers a public comment period at each meeting. Meeting agendas and minutes are available from the licensing examiner and will be posted to this website once prepared.

National Organizations

National organizations may provide information on the regulation of veterinary practice in other states.

American Association of Veterinary State Boards
380 West 22nd Street Suite 101
Kansas City, MO 64108
Telephone: (877) 698-8482
Fax: (877) 931-1604
Website: aavsb.org
E-mail: aavsb@aavsb.org