CODE OF VIRGINIA

REFUSAL TO GRANT AND TO RENEW; REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF LICENSES AND
REGISTRATIONS (§ 54.1-3807)

The Board may refuse to grant or to renew, may suspend or revoke any license to
practice veterinary medicine or to practice as a veterinary technician or
registration to practice as an equine dental technician if such applicant or
holder:

   1.  Is convicted of any felony or of any misdemeanor involving moral
   turpitude;

   2.  Employs or permits any person who does not hold a license to practice
   veterinary medicine or to practice as a licensed veterinary technician or
   registration to practice as an equine dental technician to perform work which
   can lawfully be performed only by a person holding the appropriate license or
   registration;

   3.  Willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation of the
   Board;

   4.  Has violated any federal or state law relating to controlled substances as
   defined in Chapter 34 (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.);

   5.  Is guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by regulations of the
   Board;

   6.  Uses alcohol or drugs to the extent such use renders him unsafe to
   practice or suffers from any mental or physical condition rendering him unsafe
   to practice; or

   7.  Has had his license to practice veterinary medicine or as a veterinary
   technician or his registration to practice as an equine dental technician in
   any other state revoked or suspended for any reason other than nonrenewal.

HISTORY: 1978, c. 539, § 54-786.4; 1979, c. 243; 1988, c. 765; 2007, c. 754;
2016, c. 479.