87R12115 JCG-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 4181
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the prosecution of the offense of practicing
veterinary medicine without a license; increasing a criminal
penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 801.504(b), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,
except that an offense under this section is a state jail felony if
it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor:
(1) violated Section 801.251; and
(2) during the commission of the offense falsely
represented to another that the actor was a veterinarian or was
affiliated with a veterinarian's practice.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.