(a) Upon receipt of a written, sworn complaint, the Board may, after a fair hearing and by a majority vote, revoke or suspend a license pursuant to this chapter, or may otherwise discipline a person licensed under this chapter, or may deny a license for any of the following reasons:
(1) the use of fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in obtaining a license;
(2) an adjudication of insanity or incompetence;
(3) the impairment of a person holding a license issued by the Board, when the impairment is caused by that person’s use of alcohol, drugs, or controlled substances, and the impairment interferes with that person’s ability to practice within the scope of the license with reasonable skill and safety and in a manner not harmful to the public or to animals under the person’s care;
(4) the use of advertising or solicitation which is false, misleading or deceptive;
(5) conviction of a felony or other public offense involving moral turpitude;
(6) incompetence, gross negligence, or other malpractice in the practice of veterinary medicine;
(7) having professional association with or knowingly employing any person practicing veterinary medicine unlawfully;
(8) fraud or dishonesty in the application or reporting of any test for disease in animals;
(9) failure to keep veterinary premises and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition, violating an administrative rule of the Board concerning the minimum sanitary requirements of veterinary hospitals, veterinary clinics, or other practice facilities, or violating other territorial, state or federal statutes, rules, or regulations concerning the disposal of medical waste;
(10) failure to report, as required by the laws and regulations of the Virgin Islands, or making false a report of, any contagious or infectious disease;
(11) dishonesty or gross negligence in the inspection of foodstuffs or the issuance of health or inspection certificates;
(12) conviction of a criminal offense involving cruelty to animals or the act of cruelty to animals;
(13) revocation of a license to practice veterinary medicine by another state, territory or district of the United States, or foreign country only if the grounds for revocation in the other jurisdiction would also result in revocation of the practitioner’s license in the Virgin Islands;
(14) unprofessional conduct as defined in regulations adopted by the Board;
(15) conviction of a federal or territorial criminal offense involving the illegal use, prescription, sale, or handling of controlled substances, other drugs, or medicines;
(16) the illegal use, dispensing, prescription, sale, or handling of controlled substances or other drugs and medicines;
(17) failure to comply with regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration regarding biologics, controlled substances, drugs, or medicines;
(18) selling, dispensing, prescribing, or allowing the sale, dispensing, or prescription of biologics, controlled substances, drugs, or medicines without a veterinarian-client-patient relationship with respect to the sale, dispensing, or prescription; or
(19) acts or behavior constituting fraud, dishonesty, or misrepresentation in dealing with the Board or in the veterinarian-client-patient relationship.