NRS 638.170: Criminal penalties.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES
- CHAPTER 638 - VETERINARY MEDICINE; EUTHANASIA TECHNICIANS
- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section and NRS 638.1525, a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. A person who practices veterinary medicine without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. A person who practices as a veterinary technician without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days, or by a fine of not more than $2,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
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