Texas § 828.012 SURGERY AND OTHER VETERINARY SERVICES.

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§ 828.012 — SURGERY AND OTHER VETERINARY SERVICES.

Texas § 828.012

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 828.012 (2026).

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Sec. 828.012. SURGERY AND OTHER VETERINARY SERVICES.

(a)Surgery or nonsurgical sterilization performed in accordance with this chapter must be performed by a veterinarian or a full-time student of an accredited college of veterinary medicine as provided by Chapter 801 , Occupations Code.

(b)A veterinarian employed by a releasing agency may not perform nonemergency veterinary services other than sterilization on an animal that the releasing agency knows or should know has an owner. However, this subsection does not prevent a veterinarian employed by a releasing agency from performing veterinary services on an animal whose owner is indigent.

(c)A person associated with a releasing agency may not interfere with the independent professional judgment of a veterinarian employed by or under co

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Sec. 828.012. SURGERY AND OTHER VETERINARY SERVICES. (a) Surgery or nonsurgical sterilization performed in accordance with this chapter must be performed by a veterinarian or a full-time student of an accredited college of veterinary medicine as provided by Chapter 801 , Occupations Code.
(b) A veterinarian employed by a releasing agency may not perform nonemergency veterinary services other than sterilization on an animal that the releasing agency knows or should know has an owner. However, this subsection does not prevent a veterinarian employed by a releasing agency from performing veterinary services on an animal whose owner is indigent.
(c) A person associated with a releasing agency may not interfere with the independent professional judgment of a veterinarian employed by or under contract with the releasing agency.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 373, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.811, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 230 (S.B. 248 ), Sec. 6, eff. May 27, 2005.