NRS 636.035: Qualifications of members.

1. The Governor shall appoint:

(a) Four members who are licensed to practice optometry in the State of Nevada and are actually engaged in the practice of optometry.

(b) One member who is a representative of the general public. This member must not be:

(1) Licensed to practice optometry; or

(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a person licensed to practice optometry.

2. A person shall not be appointed if he or she:

(a) Is the owner or co-owner of, a stockholder in, or a member of the faculty or board of directors or trustees of, any school of optometry;

(b) Is financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or wholesaling of optical supplies; or

(c) Has been convicted of a felony or a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.