Maine § 32 §4864 Denial or refusal to renew license; disciplinary action

Maine Statutes

§ 32 §4864 — Denial or refusal to renew license; disciplinary action

Maine § 32 §4864

Title 32PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 71-AMAINE VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT OF 1975

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §4864 (2026).

Text

In addition to the grounds enumerated in Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A, paragraph A, the board may deny a license, refuse to renew a license or impose the disciplinary sanctions authorized by Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A for:

1.Convictions.

2.Fraud.

3.Violation of drug laws. Conviction of violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution or use of any narcotic drug or cannabis;

4.Chronic use of drugs. Chronic or habitual use of drugs;

5.Insanity. 5-A. Mental illness. A medical finding of mental incompetency;

6.Certain prescriptions of narcotics. Prescribing narcotic drugs for other than accepted therapeutic purposes;

7.Malpractice.

8.Incompetence or gross negligence.

9.Cruelty to animals. The performance of any inhumane or cruel act,

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In addition to the grounds enumerated in Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A, paragraph A, the board may deny a license, refuse to renew a license or impose the disciplinary sanctions authorized by Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A for:
1.
Convictions.
2.
Fraud.
3.
Violation of drug laws.
Conviction of violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution or use of any narcotic drug or cannabis;
4.
Chronic use of drugs.
Chronic or habitual use of drugs;
5.
Insanity.
5-A.
Mental illness.
A medical finding of mental incompetency;
6.
Certain prescriptions of narcotics.
Prescribing narcotic drugs for other than accepted therapeutic purposes;
7.
Malpractice.
8.
Incompetence or gross negligence.
9.
Cruelty to animals.
The performance of any inhumane or cruel act, as established by the board and by applicable civil and criminal laws and rules in the treatment or care of any animal;
10.
Permitting a veterinary technician to perform prohibited acts.
Permitting any licensed veterinary technician operating under the licensee's supervision to perform any act or operation other than that permitted under section 4866;
11.
Unprofessional conduct.
Unprofessional conduct, as defined in the rules of the board, includes, but is not limited to, the following:
12.
Unauthorized associations.
A veterinarian may practice only in an individual capacity under that veterinarian's own name or in association with a licensed practitioner of veterinary medicine or professional association. For purposes of this subsection, a veterinarian who has an employment relationship with a corporation or other legal entity that provides a continuum of veterinary services and treatment, including, but not limited to, diagnostic laboratory, research and development services and health and import and export certification, is considered to be lawfully practicing under that veterinarian's own name as long as that veterinarian is individually accountable for conduct under that veterinarian's license. The following are deemed unauthorized associations:
13.
Lack of sanitation.
Failure to maintain veterinary premises and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition as defined by the board in accordance with the sanitation provisions included in Title 7, section 3936; or
14.
Violation.
15.
Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program.
Failure to comply with the requirements of Title 22, section 7253.

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 477, §4 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 78, §187 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §641 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 291, §§7-9 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 404, §A9 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 246, §§21-23 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B70 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 251, §§5-7 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 347, §C2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. R, §8 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 594, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 209, §16 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 488, §§24-26 (AMD).