§ 11a-9-11

11A:9-11 Animal Health Technician, credit hours, required. 1. a. The required number of specific credit hours in veterinary science/technology, animal science technology, zoology, biology, animal husbandry, or related fields at an accredited college or university shall be no greater than 12 hours for any job title of Animal Health Technician within the civil service local title listing. b. An applicant with five years of experience in a veterinary office, animal hospital, animal shelter, or other similar place of work where animals are cared for or kept performing vaccinations, diagnostic tests, euthanasia, or various other medical treatments on animals or work involving animal nutrition, taxonomy, animal behavior, parasitology, or bacteriology and who does not meet all of the education requirements shall be eligible for the Animal Health Technician job title within the civil service local title listing.L.2022, c.128.