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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 539 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 243; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0754\">754<\/a>; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0479\">479<\/a>; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0885\">885<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244189,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71328,"identifier":"54.1-3807","token":"54.1\/III\/38\/54.1-3807","url":"\/54.1-3807\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3807\/","token":"54.1\/III\/38\/54.1-3807","dublin_core":{"Title":"Refusal to grant and to renew; revocation and suspension of licenses and registrations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3807","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Board may refuse to grant or to renew, may suspend, or may 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:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Is convicted of any <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span> or of any <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> involving <span class=\"dictionary\">moral turpitude<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-257117\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3807\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> 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; <a id=\"paragraph-257118\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3807\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation of the Board; <a id=\"paragraph-257119\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3807\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Has violated any federal or state <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> relating to controlled substances as defined in Chapter 34 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Citation\" href=\"\/54.1-3400\/\">54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.); <a id=\"paragraph-257120\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3807\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Is guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by regulations of the Board; <a id=\"paragraph-257121\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3807\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"6\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> 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 <a id=\"paragraph-257122\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3807\/#6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"7\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> 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 or has surrendered such license or registration in lieu of disciplinary action. <a id=\"paragraph-257123\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3807\/#7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFUSAL TO GRANT AND TO RENEW; REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF LICENSES AND\nREGISTRATIONS (\u00a7 54.1-3807)\n\nThe Board may refuse to grant or to renew, may suspend, or may revoke any\nlicense to practice veterinary medicine or to practice as a veterinary\ntechnician or registration to practice as an equine dental technician if such\napplicant or holder:\n\n1. Is convicted of any felony or of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;\n\n2. Employs or permits any person who does not hold a license to practice\nveterinary medicine or to practice as a licensed veterinary technician or\nregistration to practice as an equine dental technician to perform work which\ncan lawfully be performed only by a person holding the appropriate license or\nregistration;\n\n3. Willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation of the\nBoard;\n\n4. Has violated any federal or state law relating to controlled substances as\ndefined in Chapter 34 (&#xA7; 54.1-3400 et seq.);\n\n5. Is guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by regulations of the Board;\n\n6. Uses alcohol or drugs to the extent such use renders him unsafe to practice\nor suffers from any mental or physical condition rendering him unsafe to\npractice; or\n\n7. Has had his license to practice veterinary medicine or as a veterinary\ntechnician or his registration to practice as an equine dental technician in any\nother state revoked or suspended for any reason other than nonrenewal or has\nsurrendered such license or registration in lieu of disciplinary action.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 539, \u00a7 54-786.4; 1979, c. 243; 1988, c. 765; 2007, c. 754;\n2016, c. 479; 2020, c. 885.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}