Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals

Section 801.105. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information - Sec. 801.105. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION. The board...

Section 801.106. Career Ladder Program; Performance Evaluations - Sec. 801.106. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. (a) The executive...

Section 801.107. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report - Sec. 801.107. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT. (a) The executive...

Subchapter D. Board Powers and Duties

Section 801.151. Rules - Sec. 801.151. RULES. (a) The board may adopt rules as...

Section 801.152. Exceptions to Rule - Sec. 801.152. EXCEPTIONS TO RULE. (a) The board may consider...

Section 801.153. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 801.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...

Section 801.154. Fees - Sec. 801.154. FEES. The board by rule shall set fees...

Section 801.155. Payment of Administrative Costs - Sec. 801.155. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. Costs incurred by the...

Section 801.156. Registry - Sec. 801.156. REGISTRY. (a) The board shall maintain a record...

Section 801.157. Peer Assistance Program - Sec. 801.157. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) The board shall establish...

Section 801.158. Subpoena - Sec. 801.158. SUBPOENA. (a) The board may request and, if...

Section 801.159. Board Duties Regarding Complaints - Sec. 801.159. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS. (a) The board by...

Section 801.160. Annual Report - Sec. 801.160. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The board shall file annually...

Section 801.161. Use of Technology - Sec. 801.161. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The board shall implement a...

Section 801.162. Alternative Rulemaking and Dispute Resolution Procedures - Sec. 801.162. ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) The...

Section 801.163. Advisory Committees - Sec. 801.163. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The board may appoint advisory...

Section 801.164. Risk-Based Inspections Related to Controlled Substances Practices - Sec. 801.164. RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS RELATED TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PRACTICES. The...

Subchapter E. Public Access and Information; Complaint Procedures

Section 801.201. Public Interest Information - Sec. 801.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The board shall prepare...

Section 801.202. Public Participation - Sec. 801.202. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The board shall develop and...

Section 801.203. Complaints - Sec. 801.203. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board by rule shall establish...

Section 801.204. Records of Complaints - Sec. 801.204. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall maintain...

Section 801.205. General Rules Regarding Complaint Investigation and Disposition - Sec. 801.205. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION. The...

Section 801.2051. Priority of Complaints - Sec. 801.2051. PRIORITY OF COMPLAINTS. The board shall prioritize complaints...

Section 801.2055. Complaints Requiring Medical Expertise - Sec. 801.2055. COMPLAINTS REQUIRING MEDICAL EXPERTISE. (a) A complaint that...

Section 801.2056. Complaints Not Requiring Medical Expertise - Sec. 801.2056. COMPLAINTS NOT REQUIRING MEDICAL EXPERTISE. (a) The board...

Section 801.206. Disposition of Complaint - Sec. 801.206. DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINT. (a) The board shall: (1)...

Section 801.207. Public Record; Exception - Sec. 801.207. PUBLIC RECORD; EXCEPTION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 801.208. Notification to Complainant Regarding Complaint Disposition - Sec. 801.208. NOTIFICATION TO COMPLAINANT REGARDING COMPLAINT DISPOSITION. (a) The...

Section 801.209. Requirements for Certain Complaints - Sec. 801.209. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMPLAINTS. (a) In this section:...

Subchapter F. License Requirements

Section 801.251. License Required for Practice of Veterinary Medicine - Sec. 801.251. LICENSE REQUIRED FOR PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. Except...

Section 801.252. Eligibility Requirements for License to Practice Veterinary Medicine - Sec. 801.252. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE....

Section 801.253. Licensing Examinations for Veterinarians - Sec. 801.253. LICENSING EXAMINATIONS FOR VETERINARIANS. Text of subsection as...

Section 801.254. Content and Conduct of Examination - Sec. 801.254. CONTENT AND CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION. (a) The board...

Section 801.255. Examination Results - Sec. 801.255. EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) The board shall notify each...

Section 801.2555. Examination Fee Refund - Sec. 801.2555. EXAMINATION FEE REFUND. (a) The board shall refund...

Section 801.256. Special License to Practice Veterinary Medicine - Sec. 801.256. SPECIAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE. (a) The...

Section 801.257. Provisional License to Practice Veterinary Medicine - Sec. 801.257. PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE. (a) The...

Section 801.258. Temporary License to Practice Veterinary Medicine - Sec. 801.258. TEMPORARY LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE. The board...

Section 801.259. Licensed Equine Dental Provider Designations - Sec. 801.259. LICENSED EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER DESIGNATIONS. (a) A person...

Section 801.260. Requirements to Perform Equine Dentistry - Sec. 801.260. REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM EQUINE DENTISTRY. A person may...

Section 801.261. Licensed Equine Dental Provider: Application, Qualifications, and Issuance - Sec. 801.261. LICENSED EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER: APPLICATION, QUALIFICATIONS, AND ISSUANCE....

Section 801.262. Scope of Practice of Licensed Equine Dental Provider - Sec. 801.262. SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF LICENSED EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER....

Section 801.263. Licensed Equine Dental Provider Responsibility - Sec. 801.263. LICENSED EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITY. A licensed equine...

Section 801.264. Jurisprudence Examination - Sec. 801.264. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) The board shall develop and...

Section 801.265. Licensed Veterinary Technician: Application, Qualifications, and Issuance - Sec. 801.265. LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN: APPLICATION, QUALIFICATIONS, AND ISSUANCE. (a)...

Section 801.266. Licensed Veterinary Technician License Required; Display of License - Sec. 801.266. LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN LICENSE REQUIRED; DISPLAY OF LICENSE....

Section 801.267. Criminal History Record Information for License Issuance - Sec. 801.267. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. (a)...

Subchapter G. License Expiration and Renewal

Section 801.301. License Term and Renewal - Sec. 801.301. LICENSE TERM AND RENEWAL. (a) The board shall...

Section 801.302. Notice of License Expiration - Sec. 801.302. NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION. Not later than the...

Section 801.303. Procedure for Renewal - Sec. 801.303. PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL. (a) A person who is...

Section 801.304. Fee Exemption - Sec. 801.304. FEE EXEMPTION. A veterinarian is exempt from the...

Section 801.305. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 801.305. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a)...

Section 801.306. Inactive Status - Sec. 801.306. INACTIVE STATUS. The board by rule may provide...

Section 801.307. Continuing Education - Sec. 801.307. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The board by rule shall...

Section 801.308. Continuing Education Audits - Sec. 801.308. CONTINUING EDUCATION AUDITS. (a) The board shall monitor...

Section 801.309. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Renewal - Sec. 801.309. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL....

Subchapter H. Practice by Veterinarian

Section 801.351. Existence of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship - Sec. 801.351. EXISTENCE OF VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP. (a) A person may...

Section 801.352. Prohibition Against Interference or Intervention - Sec. 801.352. PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE OR INTERVENTION. (a) The professional...

Section 801.353. Confidentiality; Waiver - Sec. 801.353. CONFIDENTIALITY; WAIVER. (a) A veterinarian may not violate...

Section 801.354. Authorized Business Practices - Sec. 801.354. AUTHORIZED BUSINESS PRACTICES. It is not a violation...

Section 801.3541. Location of Veterinary Practice - Sec. 801.3541. LOCATION OF VETERINARY PRACTICE. The premises on which...

Section 801.355. Leasing Space From Mercantile Establishment - Sec. 801.355. LEASING SPACE FROM MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT. (a) The practice...

Section 801.356. Exemptions From Requirements Related to Mercantile Establishment - Sec. 801.356. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT. (a)...

Section 801.357. Responsibility of Veterinarian Toward Abandoned Animals - Sec. 801.357. RESPONSIBILITY OF VETERINARIAN TOWARD ABANDONED ANIMALS. (a) A...

Section 801.358. Liability of Veterinarian for Emergency Treatment; Euthanasia Presumption - Sec. 801.358. LIABILITY OF VETERINARIAN FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EUTHANASIA PRESUMPTION....

Section 801.3585. Liability for Reporting Animal Cruelty; Immunity - Sec. 801.3585. LIABILITY FOR REPORTING ANIMAL CRUELTY; IMMUNITY. A veterinarian...

Section 801.359. Controlled Substances Records - Sec. 801.359. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES RECORDS. (a) The board shall require...

Section 801.360. Death of Veterinarian - Sec. 801.360. DEATH OF VETERINARIAN. On the death of a...

Section 801.361. Disposal of Animal Remains - Sec. 801.361. DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL REMAINS. (a) In this section,...

Section 801.362. Authority to Dispense Drugs Prescribed by Another Veterinarian in Emergency - Sec. 801.362. AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY ANOTHER VETERINARIAN...

Section 801.363. Delegation and Supervision of Animal Care Tasks - Sec. 801.363. DELEGATION AND SUPERVISION OF ANIMAL CARE TASKS. (a)...

Section 801.364. Scope of Practice of Licensed Veterinary Technicians, Certified Veterinary Assistants, and Veterinary Assistants - Sec. 801.364. SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIANS, CERTIFIED...

Subchapter I. License Denial and Disciplinary Procedures

Section 801.401. Disciplinary Powers of Board - Sec. 801.401. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF BOARD. (a) If an applicant...

Section 801.402. General Grounds for License Denial or Disciplinary Action - Sec. 801.402. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION....

Section 801.403. Failure to Report Disease - Sec. 801.403. FAILURE TO REPORT DISEASE. The board may suspend...

Section 801.404. Failure to Maintain Records - Sec. 801.404. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORDS. The board may suspend...

Section 801.405. Mental Incompetence - Sec. 801.405. MENTAL INCOMPETENCE. (a) The board may suspend or...

Section 801.406. Required Disciplinary Action for Certain Felony Convictions - Sec. 801.406. REQUIRED DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR CERTAIN FELONY CONVICTIONS. (a)...

Section 801.407. Right to Hearing - Sec. 801.407. RIGHT TO HEARING. (a) A person is entitled...

Section 801.408. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 801.408. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The board by rule shall...

Section 801.409. Temporary License Suspension - Sec. 801.409. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) An executive committee of...

Section 801.410. Venue for Appeal - Sec. 801.410. VENUE FOR APPEAL. An appeal of an action...

Section 801.411. Schedule of Sanctions - Sec. 801.411. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS. (a) The board by rule...

Subchapter J. Administrative Penalty

Section 801.451. Imposition of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 801.451. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The board may impose...

Section 801.452. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 801.452. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an...

Section 801.453. Committee Recommendations - Sec. 801.453. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) On a determination by a...

Section 801.454. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested on Committee's Recommendations - Sec. 801.454. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED ON...

Section 801.455. Hearing on Committee's Recommendations - Sec. 801.455. HEARING ON COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) If the person...

Section 801.456. Decision by Board - Sec. 801.456. DECISION BY BOARD. (a) Based on the findings...

Section 801.457. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 801.457. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not...

Section 801.458. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 801.458. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. If the person does not...

Section 801.459. Determination by Court - Sec. 801.459. DETERMINATION BY COURT. (a) If a court sustains...

Section 801.460. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 801.460. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If, after...

Section 801.461. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 801.461. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) A proceeding under this subchapter...

Subchapter K. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 801.501. Monitoring License Holder - Sec. 801.501. MONITORING LICENSE HOLDER. The board by rule shall...

Section 801.5011. Monitoring Harmful Prescribing and Dispensing Patterns - Sec. 801.5011. MONITORING HARMFUL PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING PATTERNS. (a) The...

Section 801.502. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 801.502. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The board, through the attorney...

Section 801.503. Assessment of Civil Penalty Against Person Not Licensed - Sec. 801.503. ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST PERSON NOT LICENSED....

Section 801.504. General Criminal Penalty - Sec. 801.504. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person, including an...

Section 801.505. Board Member or Employee; Fine - Sec. 801.505. BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE; FINE. A board member...

Section 801.506. Prohibited Practices Relating to Certain Entities - Sec. 801.506. PROHIBITED PRACTICES RELATING TO CERTAIN ENTITIES. (a) A...

Section 801.507. Nonapplicability of Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act - Sec. 801.507. NONAPPLICABILITY OF DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES-CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. Subchapter...

Section 801.508. Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 801.508. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) If it appears...

Section 801.509. Enforcement Policy - Sec. 801.509. ENFORCEMENT POLICY. The board shall adopt a formal...

Subchapter L. Equine Dental Provider Advisory Committee

Section 801.551. Equine Dental Provider Advisory Committee - Sec. 801.551. EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The equine...

Section 801.552. Appointment of Advisory Committee - Sec. 801.552. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The equine dental...

Section 801.553. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 801.553. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the equine dental...

Section 801.554. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 801.554. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 801.555. Officers - Sec. 801.555. OFFICERS. The presiding officer of the board shall...

Section 801.556. Reimbursement; Compensation - Sec. 801.556. REIMBURSEMENT; COMPENSATION. An equine dental provider advisory committee...

Section 801.557. Meetings - Sec. 801.557. MEETINGS. (a) The equine dental provider advisory committee...

Chapter 802 - Dog or Cat Breeders

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 802.001. Short Title - Sec. 802.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 802.002. Definitions - Sec. 802.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adult animal" means...

Section 802.003. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 802.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does not...

Section 802.004. Presumption of Use for Breeding - Sec. 802.004. PRESUMPTION OF USE FOR BREEDING. For purposes of...

Section 802.005. Exemption for Certain Persons Who Breed Special Purpose Dogs - Sec. 802.005. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHO BREED SPECIAL PURPOSE...

Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department

Section 802.051. General Powers and Duties; Rules - Sec. 802.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES; RULES. (a) The department...

Section 802.052. Fees - Sec. 802.052. FEES. The commission by rule shall establish reasonable...

Section 802.053. Personnel - Sec. 802.053. PERSONNEL. The department may employ personnel necessary to...

Section 802.054. Expenses - Sec. 802.054. EXPENSES. The department may authorize disbursements necessary to...

Section 802.055. Criminal Background Checks - Sec. 802.055. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. The department shall conduct a...

Section 802.056. Directory - Sec. 802.056. DIRECTORY. (a) The department shall maintain a directory...

Section 802.057. Disciplinary Database - Sec. 802.057. DISCIPLINARY DATABASE. (a) The department shall maintain a...

Section 802.058. Consumer Interest Information - Sec. 802.058. CONSUMER INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The department shall prepare...

Section 802.059. Dog or Cat Breeder Training and Enforcement Account - Sec. 802.059. DOG OR CAT BREEDER TRAINING AND ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT....

Section 802.060. Regulation of Third-Party Inspectors - Sec. 802.060. REGULATION OF THIRD-PARTY INSPECTORS. The commission by rule...

Section 802.061. Contracts for Enforcement - Sec. 802.061. CONTRACTS FOR ENFORCEMENT. The department may contract with...

Section 802.062. Inspections - Sec. 802.062. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department shall inspect each facility...

Section 802.063. Investigations - Sec. 802.063. INVESTIGATIONS. On receipt of a complaint alleging a...

Section 802.064. Reporting Animal Cruelty - Sec. 802.064. REPORTING ANIMAL CRUELTY. A person conducting an inspection...

Section 802.065. Advisory Committee - Sec. 802.065. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The commission shall establish an...

Subchapter C. Licensing of Dog or Cat Breeders

Section 802.101. License Required - Sec. 802.101. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not act...

Section 802.102. Application - Sec. 802.102. APPLICATION. An applicant for a license under this...

Section 802.103. Prelicense Inspection - Sec. 802.103. PRELICENSE INSPECTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 802.104. Initial License - Sec. 802.104. INITIAL LICENSE. The department shall issue a license...

Section 802.105. Term; Nontransferability - Sec. 802.105. TERM; NONTRANSFERABILITY. A license issued under this chapter...

Section 802.106. License Renewal - Sec. 802.106. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A licensed breeder may renew...

Section 802.107. License Denial, Revocation, and Suspension - Sec. 802.107. LICENSE DENIAL, REVOCATION, AND SUSPENSION. (a) The department...

Subchapter D. Practice by Licensed Breeder

Section 802.151. Display of License; Applicable Laws and Rules; Inclusion of License Number and Department Information - Sec. 802.151. DISPLAY OF LICENSE; APPLICABLE LAWS AND RULES; INCLUSION...

Section 802.152. Change in License Information - Sec. 802.152. CHANGE IN LICENSE INFORMATION. A licensed breeder shall...

Section 802.153. Annual Inventory - Sec. 802.153. ANNUAL INVENTORY. (a) Not later than February 1...

Section 802.154. Animal Records - Sec. 802.154. ANIMAL RECORDS. (a) The commission shall adopt rules...

Subchapter E. Standards of Care and Confinement

Section 802.201. Adoption of Standards - Sec. 802.201. ADOPTION OF STANDARDS. (a) The commission shall adopt...

Subchapter F. Enforcement

Section 802.251. Disciplinary Action; Administrative Penalty - Sec. 802.251. DISCIPLINARY ACTION; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. If a person violates...

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Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals