§ 5-25-14. Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of license. The division has the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued under this chapter or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof of the following:
(1) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; conviction of a felony; and conviction of a crime arising out of the practice of veterinary medicine;
(2) Addiction to narcotics, habitual drunkenness, or rendering professional services to a patient while the veterinarian is intoxicated or incapacitated by the use of drugs;
(3) Knowingly placing the health of a client at serious risk without maintaining proper precautions;
(4) Fraud or misrepresentation in any phase of procuring or renewing a license;
(5) Unprofessional conduct, which includes the matters set forth in this section or other matters as further defined in regulations of the division;
(6) Advertising designed to mislead the public;
(7) Representing certain procedures are performed with greater authority or expertise;
(8) Fraud or misrepresentation of treatment procedures or statements regarding the ability to treat;
(9) Fee splitting or kickbacks of any kind, except where services are provided jointly;
(10) Failure to maintain acceptable sanitation standards;
(11) Malpractice, gross negligence, or wanton disregard of accepted professional standards;
(12) Adjudication of mental incompetence;
(13) Lack of fitness to practice by reason of mental or physical impairment or otherwise; or
(14) Any other grounds to deny, revoke, or suspend a license as provided for in the rules and regulations.
History of Section. (P.L. 1985, ch. 531, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 467, § 1.)