Veterinary - CET Applications FAQs

Completing the CET Application Process

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Step 1: Complete and return the following to AWS: 

  • Application form
  • Check for $38.00 made payable to NCDA&CS

Step 2: Once the AWS receives your complete application packet, we will email you 2 forms that you will need in order to be fingerprinted.

  • Authorization Form (says “Applicant Information” at the top)
  • Electronic Fingerprint Submission Release of Information

Step 3: Complete both forms and take with you to the agency performing your fingerprinting.

Step 4: After your fingerprinting is complete and both you and the person taking your fingerprints have signed the form, return the Electronic Fingerprint Submission Release of Information to the AWS office either by US postal mail or by fax (919-733-6431). DO NOT EMAIL THIS FORM. This form must be returned to the AWS office. The AWS cannot complete your certification/recertification process until we receive this completed and signed form.

No, we cannot.

Yes, you must include a check for $38.00 with your application. The SBI charges the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that amount to process the fingerprint card and conduct a CHRI. Failure to include a check for that amount will cause your application to be halted until a check is sent to this office.

You cannot be a Certified Euthanasia Technician.

No, they are specifically exempted by statute. “§ 114-19.29 … The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall keep all information pursuant to this section privileged, in accordance with applicable State law and federal guidelines, and the information shall be confidential and shall not be a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.”

Your packet should contain the following documents:

  • Checklist/Instructions for CET Applicants/Renewals
  • Application form
  • FAQ – NC CET, Completing the CET Application, CET Renewal Certification
  • General Assembly Senate Bill 91, Animal Welfare Act, NC Administrative Code

You will need to provide an authorization for fingerprinting from the Animal Welfare Section to the agency performing your fingerprinting. The AWS will email you this authorization once you have submitted a complete application packet including a signed and notarized application and a check for $38. Please make sure you include a valid email address on your application.

A law enforcement agency (LEA) such as police department or sheriff’s department can fingerprint you.

The LEA may charge for the service.

The field for Social Security Number is optional. All other fields are mandatory.

No, the SBI charges that amount to run a CHRI.

We cannot show you the CHRI provided to us by the SBI. If you wish to review your CHRI, you can request a copy through the SBI. If you wish to challenge, correct or complete the information on the CHRI you have rights detailed in the NC Administrative Code.

It will depend upon many factors including the turnaround time at the SBI, the number of other applications and, most importantly, whether the instructor has returned the completed forms after the training class.

US Mail at this address: 

NCDA&CS – Veterinary Division 
Attn: AWS/CET Application Packet 
1030 Mail Service Center 
Raleigh, NC 27699-1030

UPS or FedEX at this address

NCDA&CS – Veterinary Division 
Attn: AWS/CET Application Packet 
2 West Edenton Street 
Raleigh, NC 27601

You can call the Animal Welfare Section at (919) 707-3280.