Veterinary Medical Licensing Boards

United States and Canada

Updated May 14, 2013

* For the 2013-2014 testing cycle, NAVLE candidates applying through Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia will submit their state NAVLE applications to, and be approved by, the NBVME office. Click here for more information.

** For the 2013-2014 testing cycle, NAVLE candidates applying through California will submit their state NAVLE application to, and be approved by, the AAVSB office. Contact the AAVSB or call 1-877-698-8482 for more information.

*** For the 2013-2014 testing cycle, NAVLE candidates applying through Illinois will submit their state NAVLE application to, and be approved by, the CTS office. Contact CTS or call 1-708-354-9911 for more information.

Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
8 Commerce Street, Suite 910
Montgomery, AL 36130-5330
(334) 262-8068
asbvme.alabama.gov

Alaska Board of Veterinary Examiners
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
(907) 465-2542
commerce.state.ak.us/occ/pvet.htm

*Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board
1400 West Washington, Room 240
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 364-1738
www.vetboard.az.gov

Arkansas Veterinary Medical Examining Board
P.O. Box 8505
Little Rock, AR 72215
(501) 224-2836
www.arvetboard.com

**California Veterinary Medical Board
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 2250
Sacramento, CA 95815-3831
(916) 263-2610
www.vmb.ca.gov

*Colorado State Board of Veterinary Medicine
1560 Broadway, Suite 1310
Denver, CO 80202-5146
(303) 894-7800
www.dora.colorado.gov/professions/veterinarians

*Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12APP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-7648
www.ct.gov/dph

Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine
Cannon Building, Suite 203
861 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-4500
www.dpr.delaware.gov

District of Columbia Board of Veterinary Examiners
899 North Capitol Street, NE - 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 535-2321
doh.dc.gov/node/162292

*Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0787
(850) 487-1395
www.myfloridalicense.com

*Georgia State Examining Board
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217
(478) 207-2440
www.sos.ga.gov/plb/veterinary

Hawaii Board of Veterinary Examiners
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-3000
www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/boards/veterinary

*Idaho Board of Veterinary Medicine
P.O. Box 7249
Boise, ID 83707
(208) 332-8588
www.bovm.idaho.gov

***Illinois Veterinary Licensing and Disciplinary Board
320 West Washington
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 782-8556
www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/vet.asp

*Indiana Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-2054
www.pla.in.gov

*Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine
Wallace State Office Building
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-8617
www.iowaagriculture.gov

Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners
P.O. Box 242
Wamego, KS 66547-0242
(785) 456-8781
www.kansas.gov/veterinary

Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners
P.O. Box 1360
Frankfort, KY 40602-1360
(502) 564-3296 ext 230
bve.ky.gov

Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine
263 Third Street, Suite 104
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 342-2176
www.lsbvm.org

*Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-8603
www.maine.gov/professionallicensing

*Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Room 102
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-5862
mda2.maryland.gov/vetboard

Massachusetts Board of Veterinary Medicine
1000 Washington Street, Suite 710
Boston, MA 02118-6100
(617) 727-3080
www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/vt

*Michigan State Board of Veterinary Medicine
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-0918
www.michigan.gov/healthlicense

*Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine
2829 University Avenue SE #540
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3250
(651) 201-2844
www.vetmed.state.mn.us

Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine
1089D Stark Road
Starkville, MS 39759
(662) 324-9380
www.msvetboard.org

Missouri Veterinary Medical Board
P.O. Box 633
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0031
www.pr.mo.gov/veterinarian.asp

*Montana Board of Veterinary Medicine
P.O. Box 200513
301 South Park
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 841-2394
www.vet.mt.gov

*Nebraska Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
(402) 471-2118
dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_medical_vet_vet_vet.aspx

*Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
4600 Kietzke Lane, Bldg. O, #265
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 688-1788
www.nvvetboard.us

*New Hampshire Board of Veterinary Medicine
P.O. Box 2042
Concord, NH 03302-2042
(603) 271-3706
www.nh.gov/veterinary

*New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
P.O. Box 45020
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 504-6500
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/vetmed

New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine
7301 Jefferson Street NE, Suite H
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 553-7021
www.nmbvm.org

*New York State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Office of Professions
89 Washington Avenue
State Education Building, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12234-1000
(518) 474-3817, ext 560
www.op.nysed.gov

*North Carolina Veterinary Board
1611 Jones Franklin Road - Suite 106
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 854-5601
www.ncvmb.org

North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
P.O. Box 5001
Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 328-9540
www.ndbvme.org

Ohio Veterinary Medical Examining Board
77 South High Street, 16th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
(614) 644-5281
www.ovmlb.ohio.gov

Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medicine
201 NE 38th Terrace, Suite 1
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 524-9006
www.okvetboard.com

*Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board
800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 407
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-0224
www.oregon.gov/ovmeb

*Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
(717) 783-7134
www.dos.state.pa.us/vet

Puerto Rico Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
P.O. Box 10200
San Juan, PR 00908-0200
(787) 999-8989, ext 6585

*Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
3 Capitol Hill, Room 205
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2837
www.health.ri.gov/programs/healthprofessionalsregulation

*South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211-1329
(803) 896-4598
www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/veterinary

*South Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
411 South Fort Street
Pierre, SD 57501-4503
(605) 773-3321
sdda.sd.gov/veterinary

Tennessee Health Related Boards
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Heritage Place Metro Center
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-5090
www.tn.gov/health

*Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-810
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 305-7555
www.tbvme.state.tx.us

*Utah Veterinary Board
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
(801) 530-6254
www.dopl.utah.gov

*Vermont Board of Veterinary Medicine
1 National Life Drive
North Fl-2
Montpelier, VT 05620-3402
(802) 828-2373
www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/veterinarians

Virgin Islands Board of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Health
1303 Hospital Ground, Suite 10
St. Thomas, VI 00802
(340) 774-7477 ext 5074

*Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, VA 23233
(804) 367-4497
www.dhp.virginia.gov/vet

Washington Veterinary Board of Governors
P.O. Box 47852
Olympia, WA 98504-7852
(360) 236-4700
www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/Veterinarian.aspx

West Virginia Veterinary Board
5509 Big Tyler Road, Suite 3
Cross Lanes, WV 25313
(304) 776-8032
www.wvbvm.org

Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 266-2112
dsps.wi.gov

Wyoming Board of Veterinary Medicine
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-3507
plboards.state.wy.us/vetboard/index.asp
 

Canadian National Examining Board (NEB)
339 Booth Street
Ottawa, ON K1R 7K1
(613) 236-1162 ext. 116
www.canadianveterinarians.net

 All Canadian NAVLE candidates apply through the NEB office.

College of Veterinarians of British Columbia
107-828 Harbourside Drive
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R9
(604) 929-7090
www.cvbc.ca

Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association
6014 Roblin Boulevard
Winnipeg, MB R3R 0H4
(204) 832-1276
www.mvma.ca

New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association
1700 Manawagonish Road
Saint John, NB E2M 3Y5
(506) 635-8100
www.nbvma-amvnb.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador College of Veterinarians
P.O. Box 718
Carbonear, NL A1Y 1C2
(709) 597-4117
sites.google.com/site/nlvetcollege

Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
(867) 920-8058
www.hss.gov.nt.ca

Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association
15 Cobequid Road
Lower Sackville, NS B4C 2M9
(902) 865-1876
www.nsvma.ca

Government of Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services
Nunavut Registrar Professional Licensing
Box 390
Kugluktuk, NU  X0B 0E0
(867) 982-7672
www.hss.gov.nu.ca

College of Veterinarians of Ontario
2106 Gordon Street
Guelph, ON N1L 1G6
(519) 824-5600 or (800) 424-2856
www.cvo.org

Prince Edward Island Veterinary Medical Association
The Farm Centre Building
420 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7Z5
(902) 367-3757
www.peivma.com

L'Ordre des Médecins Vétérinaires du Québec
800 avenue Sainte-Anne, bureau 200
St-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 5G7
(514) 774-1427
www.omvq.qc.ca

Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association
202-224 Pacific Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7K 1N9
(306) 955-7862
www.svma.sk.ca