Smith v. Veterinary Medical Examining Board

Petitioner is a veterinarian who seeks judicial review of an order of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Board). The Board’s order suspended her professional license for one year for professional misconduct under ORS 686.150(1). Petitioner contends, in one of multiple assignments of error, that the Board erred in relying on evidence that was submitted after the record of the hearing was closed, evidence that petitioner did not have an opportunity to rebut. We reverse and remand on that ground.

Petitioner has been a licensed veterinarian since 1981. In the first incident on which…