(a) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration upon proof that the applicant is guilty of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in relation to his or her duties as a sanitarian.(b)(1) When necessary to determine whether grounds exist under this section to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration, the board shall hire and fix the compensation of an independent investigator to perform the investigation.(2) The scope of the investigation shall not exceed matters that are reasonably necessary to determine whether grounds exist under this section to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration.Amended by Act 2019, No. 990,§ 50, eff. 7/24/2019.Acts 1957, No. 281, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1617; Acts 2011, No. 295, § 2.