Section 6Sec./Art. 6

Qualification of Members of the Board. - The members of the Board must at the time of nomination, recommendation, and appointments:

(a) be a Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines for at least five (5) years immediately preceding nomination, recommendation and appointment;

(b) be a good health, sound mind, good moral character and reputation and have been convicted by final judgment of any crime involving moral turpitude;

(c) be a registered veterinarian and holder of a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card;

(d) be a member of good standing of the accredited professional organization;

(e) not be a member of the faculty whether full time, part time or as lecturer, or any school, college or university where a regular course in veterinary medicine is taught, or be a member of a staff or reviewers in a review school or center, and not have any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any such institution;

(f) have practiced veterinary medicine for ten (10) years; and

(g) not be an officer of the accredited professional organization at eh time of nomination.