81R3848 YDB-F
By: Averitt S.B. No. 523
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the practice of veterinarians in certain mercantile
establishments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 801.356(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Section 801.355(c) does not apply to the practice of a
veterinarian, or the legal successor of the practice, if the
practice is operating in space that was open and operating before
December 31, 2009 [January 1, 1993].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.