NRS638.1515. Requirements for proof.

      1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, in any disciplinary proceeding:

      (a) Proof of actual injury need not be established where the charge is deceptive or unethical professional conduct.

      (b) If proof of actual injury is an issue, proof of actual injury may be established by the testimony and opinion of a witness who is not an expert witness.

      (c) A certified copy of the record of a court or a licensing agency showing a conviction or the suspension, limitation, modification, denial or revocation of a license of a veterinarian or veterinary technician is conclusive evidence of its occurrence. A plea of nolo contendere is a conviction for the purpose of this section.

      2.  As used in this section, “actual injury” means any type of injury, abuse or mistreatment, whether or not the injury, abuse or mistreatment results in substantial or permanent physical harm or death.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1248; A 1995, 1688; 2003, 1227; 2005, 780)