<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:57:03:10 Unprofessional conduct.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:57:03:10"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:57:03:10 Unprofessional conduct."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:57:03:10.&nbsp;&nbsp;Unprofessional conduct.</b> It is unprofessional conduct for a licensed veterinarian to knowingly permit any veterinary technician employed by the veterinarian to perform any act not permitted by SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-12">36-12</A>, including permitting such technician to do work without the direction or supervision of the licensed veterinarian or veterinarians by whom the technician is employed, and it is unprofessional conduct of the veterinary technician to perform any such act.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-12-12">36-12-12</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-12-21.2">36-12-21.2</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-12-22.1">36-12-22.1.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-12-21.6">36-12-21.6</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-12-21.8">36-12-21.8</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-12-22">36-12-22.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>