North Dakota Century Code Title 43. Occupations and Professions § 43-13-22. License--When revoked

a. Has violated any provisions of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the board, or committed an offense determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon a holder's ability to serve the public as an optometrist, or when the board determines, following conviction of a holder for any other offense, that the holder is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1;

b. Has sold or distributed any drug legally classified as a controlled substance or as an addictive or dangerous drug;

c. Has been addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance for at least six months immediately prior to the filing of the charges;

d. Is afflicted with any contagious or infectious disease;

e. Is grossly incompetent to discharge the holder's duties in connection with the practice of optometry;

f. Has employed fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or fraudulent advertising in the practice of optometry; or

g. Is engaged in the practice of optometry by being directly or indirectly employed by any person other than a licensed optometrist, a physician licensed under chapter 43-17, a hospital, or a clinic operated by licensed optometrists or by licensed physicians.