33-23-104. Board of examiners in optometry; created; composition; designation; duties generally; appointment; qualifications and terms of members; vacancies; oath.
The Wyoming state board of examiners in optometry is created to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this act. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor and shall include three (3) licensed optometrists, one (1) member of the public and one (1) licensed health care professional other than a licensed optometrist. The terms of the office of the members appointed shall be three (3) years or until their successors have qualified. Each member of the board shall be a resident of the state of Wyoming and each optometrist member of the board shall have been engaged in the actual practice of optometry in the state for at least one (1) year prior to appointment. The governor shall make all appointments to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation or removal. The governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The members of the board, before entering upon their duties, shall take and subscribe to the oath required to be taken by state officers and shall file the oath in the office of the secretary of state.