The Board may refuse to register an applicant, suspend or revoke the registration, reprimand and censure, or place on probation any registered veterinary technician, if the registered veterinary technician:

1. A. Practices veterinary medicine;
2. B. Fraudulently or deceptively obtains a registration;
3. C. Is professionally, physically, or mentally incompetent;
4. D. Acts in an unprofessional or immoral manner;
5. E. Is convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;
6. F. Is convicted of a violation of any federal or State law relating to narcotic drugs;
7. G. Is grossly negligent or deliberately cruel to an animal;

8. H. Violates any provision of:

   1. (1) Agriculture Article, §2-309, Annotated Code of Maryland,
   2. (2) This chapter; or
9. I. Is determined by the Board to be incompetent as a registered veterinary technician.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §2-309, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.13 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 13, 1985 (12:7 Md. R. 696); emergency status expired June 1, 1985; adopted permanently effective October 7, 1985 (12:20 Md. R. 1930)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1194); December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1920)

Regulation .03A amended effective October 11, 1993 (20:20 Md. R. 1573); December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1920)

Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective May 24, 2004 (31:12 Md. R. 908); amended permanently effective September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .04 amended effective December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1920)

Regulation .05A, B amended effective December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1920)

Regulation .05C amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1194)

Regulation .06A amended effective December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1920)

Regulation .06B amended effective March 20, 1989 (16:5 Md. R. 630); March 9, 1998 (25:5 Md. R. 370); December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1920)

Regulation .06C adopted effective December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1920)

Regulation .08 amended effective December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1920)

Regulation .10 amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1194)

Regulation .11A amended effective October 11, 1993 (20:20 Md. R. 1573)

Regulation .11A amended as an emergency provision effective May 24, 2004 (31:12 Md. R. 908); amended permanently effective September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .12 amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1194)

Regulation .12B amended and C adopted effective December 2, 1996 (23:24 Md. R. 1684)

Regulation .12D adopted effective March 9, 1998 (25:5 Md. R. 370)

Regulation .13 amended effective July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1194)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective December 1, 2005 (32:26 Md. R. 1994); revised permanently effective February 27, 2006 (33:4 Md. R. 353)

Regulation .02B amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 433); October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1308)

Regulation .03 amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 433); October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1308)

Regulation .03B amended effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 487)

Regulation .03C amended effective December 17, 2018 (45:25 Md. R. 1206)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1997); April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 433)

Regulation .05B amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 433)

Regulation .05C amended effective December 17, 2018 (45:25 Md. R. 1206)

Regulation .06A, B amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 433)

Regulation .06B amended effective January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1997)

Regulation .07 amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 433)

Regulation .08 amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 433)

Regulation .09 amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 433)

Regulation .11A amended effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1308); March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 487)

Regulation .12 amended effective August 13, 2007 (34:16 Md. R. 1433)

Regulation .12B, C amended effective December 17, 2018 (45:25 Md. R. 1206)

Regulation .13 amended effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1308)