638.1551 - Injunctive relief for unprofessional conduct.

638.1551  Injunctive relief for unprofessional conduct.

      1.  In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through its President or the Attorney General, may apply to a court to enjoin any unprofessional conduct of a veterinarian or veterinary technician, or to limit his or her practice or suspend his or her license.

      2.  The court may issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction for such purposes:

      (a) Without proof of actual damage sustained by any person, this provision being a preventive as well as punitive measure; and

      (b) Pending proceedings for disciplinary action by the Board. Such proceedings must be instituted and determined as promptly as practicable.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1246; A 1995, 1689)