Sec. 76.118. EXEMPTION FOR LICENSED VETERINARIANS. The other provisions of this chapter notwithstanding, a person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and who is only using a restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticide or a regulated herbicide as a drug or medication during the course of the veterinarian's normal practice or as a private applicator may not be required to obtain a license under this chapter to purchase or use the restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticide or regulated herbicide.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1369, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products
Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests
Chapter 76 - Pesticide and Herbicide Regulation
Subchapter E. Use and Application
Section 76.102. Agencies Responsible for Licensing Pesticide Applicators
Section 76.103. Program Contingent on Federal Funds
Section 76.104. Agency Rules for Application of a Pesticide
Section 76.105. License Required
Section 76.106. Classification of Licenses
Section 76.107. Licensing by More Than One Agency
Section 76.108. Commercial Applicator License
Section 76.109. Noncommercial Applicator License
Section 76.1095. Noncommercial Applicator License for Mosquito Control in Border Counties
Section 76.110. Commercial and Noncommercial Applicator Examination; Reciprocal Agreements
Section 76.111. Applicator Businesses; Proof of Financial Responsibility
Section 76.112. Private Applicator
Section 76.113. Term and Renewal of Licenses
Section 76.115. Inspection of Equipment
Section 76.116. Suspension, Modification, or Revocation of License
Section 76.117. Property Owner Use
Section 76.118. Exemption for Licensed Veterinarians
Section 76.119. Disclosure of Information Relating to Private Pesticide Applicator License Holders
Section 76.120. Emergency Mosquito Control by Certain Municipal or County Employees