The Board may refuse to issue a license to the interested party after due notice and hearing, when said party:(a) Has practiced the profession of doctor of veterinary medicine in Puerto Rico illegally.(b) Has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that implies moral turpitude; Provided, That the Board may refuse a license under this subsection when it can prove that the offense committed is substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of the profession regulated in this chapter.(c) Has obtained or tried to obtain a license as veterinary doctor by means of fraud, deception or deceit.(d) Has been guilty of gross incompetence in the practice of the profession in prejudice of a third party.(e) Has been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction or his disability has been established before the Board by a medical expert; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as the person is declared able anew, if he meets all the other requirements established in this chapter.(f) Has been a drug addict or an alcoholic; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as this person proves he is able, and meets the other requirements established stablished in this chapter.(f) Has been a drug addict or an alcoholic; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as this person proves he is able, and meets the other requirements established in this chapter. History —Aug. 4, 1979, No. 194, p. 549, added as § 14.1 and amended on Dec. 28, 2001, No. 187, § 12.
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