{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-12-22","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-12-22","heading":"Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license and certificate.","body":"The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may, in compliance with chapter 1-26, either refuse to issue a license or refuse to issue a certificate of registration or suspend or revoke a license and certificate of registration upon any of the following grounds:\n(1) Fraud or deception in procuring the license;\n(2) The publication or use of any untruthful or improper statement, or representation, with a view of deceiving the public, or any client or customer in connection with the practice of veterinary medicine;\n(3) Habitual intemperance in the use of intoxicating liquors, or habitual addiction to the use of morphine, cocaine, or other habit-forming drugs; or entry of a plea of guilty to, or nolo contendere to, or conviction of a violation of any federal or state law relating to controlled drugs or substances;\n(4) Immoral, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct manifestly disqualifying the licensee from practicing veterinary medicine;\n(5) Malpractice, including failure to furnish to the board, upon written application by it, any report or information relating thereto;\n(6) The employment of an unlicensed person to perform work which under this chapter can lawfully be done only by persons licensed to practice veterinary medicine;\n(7) Fraud or dishonest conduct in applying or reporting diagnostic biological tests or in issuing health certificates;\n(8) Failure to keep one's premises in a reasonably clean and sanitary condition and failure to use reasonably sanitary methods in the practice of veterinary medicine;\n(9) The use, prescription, or sale of any veterinary prescription drug in the absence of a valid veterinary client-patient relationship;\n(10) Professional incompetence which constitutes a deviation from the statewide standard of competence, which is that minimum degree of skill and knowledge necessary for the performance of characteristic tasks of a veterinarian in at least a reasonably effective way.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-12. VETERINARIANS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-12-22","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"13d6fe58b0ba122dd84a025ac8e4a58258bfa882d13ae45e32f6b18794557848","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-12-21.8","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-12-22.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}