---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3431.10"
title: "7"
number: "3431.10"
heading: "Eligibility to participate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3431.10"
---

# §3431.10. Eligibility to participate.


To be eligible to participate in the VMLRP, a participant must meet the following criteria:

- (a) Meet the eligibility criteria of [§ 3431.9](/cfr/7/3431.9.md) for applying to the VMLRP;
- (b) Be selected for participation by the Secretary pursuant to [§ 3431.12](/cfr/7/3431.12.md).
- (c) Comply with all State and local regulations (including appropriate licensure where required) in the jurisdiction in which he or she proposes to practice;
- (d) Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States;
- (e) Sign a service agreement to provide veterinary services in one of the veterinarian shortage situations; and
- (f) **Comply with the terms and conditions of the Service Agreement.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 3151a; Pub. L. 106-107 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

### Source

Source: 75 FR 20243, Apr. 19, 2010, unless otherwise noted.