Commonwealth v. Heller

Citations

• 80 Pa. Super. 366
• 1923 Pa. Super. LEXIS 161

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Veterinary surgeons — Practice without registration — Act of May 5,1915, P. L. 2k8.</p> <p>Veterinary dentistry is a branch of veterinary medicine and is comprehended within the provisions of the Act of May 5, 1915, P. L. 248, regulating the registration of veterinary surgeons.</p> <p>This act is a valid exercise of the police power and is not in conflict with any constitutional provision, state or federal. The act forbids the practice of veterinary medicine without a license, and one who uses the title of doctor and operates on horses’ teeth without registering and obtaining such a license is guilty of a violation of the act.</p> <p>The offense is a continuing one and does not gain the offender perpetual immunity and establish his right to violate the law after two years of unlawful practice; where there was a violation of the act within two years of the finding of the indictment, it was not barred by the statute of limitations because the unlawful practice began many years prior thereto.</p>