2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 638 - Veterinarians
NRS 638.170 - Penalties.


NV Rev Stat § 638.170 (2011) What's This?

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section and NRS 638.1525, a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. A person who practices veterinary medicine, without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

3. A person who practices as a veterinary technician, without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than $2,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

[Part 9:17:1919; 1919 RL p. 3206; NCL 7798] (NRS A 1985, 1257; 1995, 1311, 1689; 1997, 540)

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