Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-81-1106. Student loan repayment

(1) “Food animal” means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;

(2) “Food supply veterinary medicine” means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, from traditional agricultural production to consumption; and

(3) “Practice of food supply veterinary medicine” means a corporate or private veterinary practice with a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the practice devoted to food animal medicine or mixed animal medicine located in rural areas.

(1) Practices food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas within ninety (90) days after completion of:

(2) Maintains the practice of food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas for a minimum of one (1) year for each year of loan repayment up to five (5) years with all five (5) years consecutive.

(1) Period of temporary medical disability if the recipient is unable to practice veterinary medicine;

(2) Period of military service under § 6-61-112; or

(3) Other period of postponement agreed to by the division.