Sec. 801.358. LIABILITY OF VETERINARIAN FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EUTHANASIA PRESUMPTION. (a) A veterinarian who provides emergency treatment to an ill or injured animal on the veterinarian's own initiative, or at the request of a person other than the animal's owner, is not liable to the owner for damages to the animal unless the veterinarian commits gross negligence.
(b) If the veterinarian performs euthanasia on the animal, the veterinarian is presumed to have performed a humane act necessary to relieve the animal's pain and suffering.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals
Subchapter H. Practice by Veterinarian
Section 801.351. Existence of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship
Section 801.352. Prohibition Against Interference or Intervention
Section 801.353. Confidentiality; Waiver
Section 801.354. Authorized Business Practices
Section 801.3541. Location of Veterinary Practice
Section 801.355. Leasing Space From Mercantile Establishment
Section 801.356. Exemptions From Requirements Related to Mercantile Establishment
Section 801.357. Responsibility of Veterinarian Toward Abandoned Animals
Section 801.358. Liability of Veterinarian for Emergency Treatment; Euthanasia Presumption
Section 801.3585. Liability for Reporting Animal Cruelty; Immunity
Section 801.359. Controlled Substances Records
Section 801.360. Death of Veterinarian
Section 801.361. Disposal of Animal Remains
Section 801.362. Authority to Dispense Drugs Prescribed by Another Veterinarian in Emergency
Section 801.363. Delegation and Supervision of Animal Care Tasks