Veterinarian License in Georgia

Georgia explicitly lists fees: $100 application and $465 for the NAVLE (paid to the national board), with $200 biennial renewal. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, demonstrate good moral character, and graduate from an approved veterinary school. The Georgia Board of Veterinary Medicine oversees licensure. The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in Athens is the state's AVMA-accredited program and one of the oldest and most respected veterinary schools in the nation, with a major veterinary teaching hospital that serves as a regional referral center. Georgia's agricultural economy, led by poultry (the state is the top broiler-producing state in the US), along with significant beef cattle, dairy, and peach farming operations, drives strong demand for food-animal veterinarians throughout southern and central Georgia. The rapidly growing Atlanta metropolitan area supports one of the largest companion-animal markets in the Southeast, with numerous specialty and emergency hospitals. Georgia's warm climate also presents unique parasitology and infectious disease challenges, including elevated heartworm prevalence and tick-borne diseases.