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(v) Failing to keep the equipment and premises of the business establishment in a clean and sanitary condition, having a premises permit suspended or revoked pursuant to s. 474.215, or operating or managing premises that do not comply with requirements established by rule of the board.(w) Practicing veterinary medicine at a location for which a valid premises permit has not been issued when required under s. 474.215.(x) Refusing to permit the department to inspect the business premises of the licensee during regular business hours.(y) Using the privilege of ordering, prescribing, or making available medicinal drugs or drugs as defined in chapter 465, or controlled substances as defined in chapter 893, for use other than for the specific treatment of animal patients for which there is a documented veterinarian/client/patient relationship. Pursuant thereto, the veterinarian shall:1. Have sufficient knowledge of the animal to initiate at least a general or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal, which means that the veterinarian is personally acquainted with the keeping and caring of the animal and has recently seen the animal or has made medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal is kept.2. Be available or provide for followup care and treatment in case of adverse reactions or failure of the regimen of therapy.3. Maintain records which document patient visits, diagnosis, treatment, and other relevant information required under this chapter.(z) Providing, prescribing, ordering, or making available for human use medicinal drugs or drugs as defined in chapter 465, controlled substances as defined in chapter 893, or any material, chemical, or substance used exclusively for animal treatment.(aa) Failing to report to the department any person the licensee knows to be in violation of this chapter or of the rules of the department or board. However, if the licensee verifies that the person is actively participating in a board-approved program for the treatment of a physical or mental condition, the licensee is required only to report such person to the consultant.(bb) Violating any of the requirements of chapter 499, the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act; 21 U.S.C. ss. 301-392, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 21 U.S.C. ss. 821 et seq., the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, more commonly known as the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act; or chapter 893.(cc) Failing to provide adequate radiation safeguards.(dd) Failing to perform any statutory or legal obligation placed upon a licensee.(ee) Failing to keep contemporaneously written medical records as required by rule of the board.(ff) Prescribing or dispensing a legend drug as defined in chapter 499, including any controlled substance, inappropriately or in excessive or inappropriate quantities.(gg) Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law.(hh) Delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the licensee delegating such responsibilities knows or has reason to know that such person is not qualified by training, experience, or licensure to perform them.(ii) Presigning blank prescription forms.(jj) Failing to report to the board within 30 days, in writing, any action set forth in paragraph (b) that has been taken against the practitioner's license to practice veterinary medicine by any jurisdiction, including any agency or subdivision thereof.(kk) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant thereto.(ll) Failing to respond within 60 days after receipt of a request to provide satisfactory proof of having participated in approved continuing education programs.(mm) Failing to maintain accurate records or reports as required by this chapter or by federal or state laws or rules pertaining to the storing, labeling, selling, dispensing, prescribing, and administering of controlled substances.(nn) Failing to report a change of address to the board within 60 days thereof.(oo) Failure of the responsible veterinarian to report a change of premises ownership or responsible veterinarian within 60 days thereof.(pp) Failing to give the owner of a patient, before dispensing any drug, a written prescription when requested.(2) When the board finds any applicant or veterinarian guilty of any of the grounds set forth in subsection (1), regardless of whether the violation occurred prior to licensure, it may enter an order imposing one or more of the following penalties:(a) Denial of certification for examination or licensure.(b) Revocation or suspension of a license.(c) Imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 for each count or separate offense.d) Issuance of a reprimand.e) Placement of the veterinarian on probation for a period of time and subject to such
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