Section 2598 - Unprofessional conduct(a) Unprofessional conduct is the conduct prohibited by this section and by 3 V.S.A. § 129a.(b) Unprofessional conduct includes the following actions by a licensee: (1) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law;(2) accepting and performing responsibilities that the licensee knows or has reason to know that he or she is not competent to perform;(3) making any material misrepresentation with respect to the qualifications of or experience of an applicant or otherwise in the practice of the profession, whether by commission or omission;(5) willfully acting, while serving as a Board member, in any way to contravene the provisions of this chapter and thereby artificially restrict the entry of qualified persons into the profession;(6) using the licensee's seal on documents prepared by others not in the licensee's direct supervision, or using the seal of another.Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. 1/1/1969; amended 1971, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 38c; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 47; 2011 , No. 66, § 7, eff. 6/1/2011; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 35.