§ 43-29-14 — Refusal, suspension, and revocation of license - Reinstatement and relicense

relicense.
1. The board may refuse to issue a license or temporary license, or may suspend or
revoke a license or temporary license, upon any of the following grounds:
a. Fraud or deception in procuring the license, including conduct that violates the
security or integrity of any licensing examination.
b. The use of advertising or solicitation that is false, misleading, or otherwise
determined unprofessional under rules adopted by the board.
c. The determination that an individual is an impaired veterinarian as defined by
section 43-29.01.1 or an impaired veterinary technician as defined by section
43-29-01.1.
d. Unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules adopted by the board, or violating
the code of ethics adopted by the board by rule.

e. Incompetence, gross negligence, or other malpractice in the practice of veterinary
medicine or veterinary technology.
f. Employment of unlicensed individuals to perform work that under this chapter can
lawfully be done only by individuals licensed to practice veterinary medicine or
veterinary technology.
g. Fraud or dishonest conduct in applying or reporting diagnostic biological tests,
inspecting foodstuffs, or in issuing regulatory documents.
h. Failure to keep the premises and equipment used in a reasonably clean and
sanitary condition and failure to use reasonably sanitary methods in the practice
of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology.
i. Violation of the rules adopted by the board.
j. Conviction of an offense determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon
the ability of an individual to serve the public as a veterinarian or veterinary
technician, or when the board determines, following conviction of any offense,
that an individual is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1.
k. Willful or repeated violations of this chapter or any rule adopted by the board.
l. Failure to report, as required by law, or making false report of, any contagious or
infectious disease.
m. Cruelty to animals as defined under chapter 36-21.2.
n. Revocation of a license to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology
by another jurisdiction on grounds other than nonpayment of a renewal fee.
o. The use, prescription, or dispensing of any veterinary prescription drug, or the
prescription or extra-label use of any over-the-counter drug, in the absence of a
valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship, except as provided by section