NAC638.0603. Permit to operate: Prerequisite to operation of facility; application; fee; issuance; display; change in ownership of facility.

     1. It is unlawful for a person to operate a veterinary facility unless the facility is registered with the Board and the Board has issued a permit for its operation.

     2. The veterinarian who will be in charge of the veterinary facility which seeks a permit to operate must submit to the Board a notarized application for registration in the form provided by the Board.

     3. Upon receipt of a completed application for registration and the applicable fee required pursuant to NAC 638.035, the Board will issue a permit to operate the facility. The Board will act upon an application for such a permit within 90 days after receipt of the application.

     4. The permit issued to a facility by the Board must be displayed in a conspicuous place within the facility.

     5. If a change in the ownership of a facility is anticipated, the veterinarian in charge of the facility for which the permit was issued shall notify the Board, in writing, of the anticipated change 30 days before the date on which the change in ownership is to become effective. The new owner shall register with the Board and apply for a permit to operate the facility pursuant to this section at least 30 days before the date on which the change in ownership is to become effective. The facility shall not, under changed ownership, provide any veterinary services until its permit to operate has been approved.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam’rs, eff. 5-29-97; A by R075-06, 11-13-2006; R072-09, 4-20-2010)