1.    The state board of veterinary medical examiners may refuse to issue a license or certificate of registration, or may suspend or revoke a license and certificate of registration, upon any of the following grounds:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-29-14

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33

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.    Habitual intemperance in the use of intoxicating liquors, or habitual addiction to the use of morphine, cocaine, or other habit-forming drugs.

d.    Immoral, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct manifestly disqualifying the licensee from practicing veterinary medicine.

e.    Incompetence, gross negligence, or other malpractice in the practice of veterinary medicine.

f.    Employment of unlicensed persons to perform work that under this chapter can lawfully be done only by persons licensed to practice veterinary medicine.

g.    Fraud or dishonest conduct in applying or reporting diagnostic biological tests, inspecting foodstuffs, or in issuing health certificates.

h.    Failure of the licensee to keep the premises and equipment used in the licensee’s practice in a reasonably clean and sanitary condition and failure to use reasonably sanitary methods in the practice of veterinary medicine.

i.    Violation of the rules adopted by the board.

j.    Conviction of an offense determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon a person‘s ability to serve the public as a veterinarian, or when the board determines, following conviction of any offense, that a person 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.

n.    Revocation of a license to practice veterinary medicine by another state on grounds other than nonpayment of a registration 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 43-29-19.

2.    Any person whose license has been revoked may apply to the board for reinstatement and relicensure one year after the date of revocation. The board may reissue a license if the board is satisfied the applicant is qualified to practice veterinary medicine, meets the existing requirements for licensure, and will comply with the rules regarding the practice of veterinary medicine.

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