811—6.8 (169,261) Issuance or renewal of a license to practice veterinary medicine—denial. The board shall deny the issuance or renewal of a license to practice veterinary medicine upon receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the college student aid commission according to the procedures set forth in 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1081. In addition to the procedures contained therein, the following shall apply.
	 6.8(1) The notice required by 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1081, section 6, shall be served by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service in accordance with the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure. Alternatively, the applicant may accept service personally or through authorized counsel.
	 6.8(2) The effective date of the denial of the issuance of the license or renewal of a license, as specified in the notice required by 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1081, section 6, shall be 60 days following service of the notice upon the applicant.
	 6.8(3) The board’s executive secretary is authorized to prepare and serve the notice required by 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1081, section 6, upon the applicant.
	 6.8(4) Applicants shall keep the board informed of all court actions and all college student aid commission actions taken under or in connection with Iowa Code chapter 261 and shall provide the board copies, within seven days of filing or issuance, of all applications filed with the district court pursuant to 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1081, section 7, all court orders entered in such actions, and withdrawals of certificates of noncompliance by the college student aid commission.
	 6.8(5) All board fees required for application or renewal must be paid by applicants and all continuing education requirements must be met before a license will be issued, renewed, or reinstated after the board has denied the issuance or renewal of a license pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 261.
	 6.8(6) In the event an applicant timely files a district court action following service of a board notice pursuant to 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1081, sections 6 and 7, the board shall continue with the intended action described in the notice upon the receipt of a court order lifting the stay, dismissing the action, or otherwise directing the board to proceed. For purposes of determining the effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license, the board shall count the number of days before the court action was disposed of by the court.
	 6.8(7) The board shall notify the applicant in writing through regular first-class mail, or such other means as the board deems appropriate in the circumstances, within ten days of the effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license and shall similarly notify the applicant when the license is issued or renewed following the board’s receipt of a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance.