Sec. 351.608. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry without a license or certificate under this chapter, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 351.551, the board may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter L against a person who violates an order issued under this section.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 1.023, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Professions Related to Eyes and Vision
Chapter 351 - Optometrists and Therapeutic Optometrists
Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions
Section 351.601. Monitoring License Holder
Section 351.602. Injunction; Damages
Section 351.603. Enforcement by Attorney General or Board; Civil Penalty
Section 351.604. Deceptive Trade Practices
Section 351.605. Lessee Entitled to Remedies
Section 351.606. General Criminal Penalty