Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Dec. 01, 1989
The issues requiring adjudication in this cause concern whether the Respondent's license as a veterinarian in the State of Florida should be revoked, suspended or other discipline imposed for alleged violations of Chapter 474, Florida Statutes. Those violations involve alleged cruelty to animals treated by the Respondent and whether his treatment and behavior toward those animals amounted to fraud, deceit, negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the practice of veterinary medicine. Also at issue are charges in the Complaint concerning whether the Respondent violated the enumerated sections of Chapter 474, Florida Statutes, involving being convicted or found guilty, regardless of adjudication, of a crime which directly relates to the practice of veterinary medicine. It must also be determined whether the Respondent, with regard to some of the animals treated and named in the Complaint, failed to maintain his veterinary medical records in accordance with the related and enumerated subsections of Chapter 474, Florida Statutes, and the related rule. Finally, if the charges, or any of them, are substantiated, the question of a recommended penalty must be addressed.No witness expert or other, establish what appropriate veterinary care standard should be under circumstances. No clear and convincing evidence to show violations except minor record.
