Veterinary Medical Progression Law No. 136 of 1980.

This Law consisting of 8 articles aims at ensuring the distribution of veterinary college graduates to the countryside and the delivery of veterinary medical services to remote places in line with the recommendations of the Office of Educational Affairs. It establishes an Advisory Committee in the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and defines its duties. The Advisory Committee will prepare the agenda for agricultural groups meeting and projects, will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of training curriculum, will distribute the veterinarians on the different agricultural communities, districts and villages.
This Law applies to veterinarians graduated from Iraqi universities or recognized foreign ones and concerns their recruitment.