Texas Occupations Code

§ 801.151 — RULES

OC § 801.151Title 4. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO ANIMALS · Ch. 801. VETERINARIANS · Art. D. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES

Statute text

(a)The board shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter.

(b)The board shall adopt rules of professional conduct appropriate to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity, skills, and practice in the veterinary medicine profession.

(c)The board shall adopt rules to:

(1)protect the public;

(2)ensure that alternate therapies, including ultrasound diagnosis and therapy, magnetic field therapy, holistic medicine, homeopathy, chiropractic treatment, acupuncture, and laser therapy, are performed only by a veterinarian or under the supervision of a veterinarian;

(3)ensure that equine dentistry is performed only by a veterinarian who is active and in good standing or by a licensed equine dental provider who is active and in good standing under the appropriate level of supervision of a veterinarian who is active and in good standing and who has established a veterinarian-client-patient relationship with the owner or other caretaker of an animal in accordance with Section 801.351; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (S.B. 1312), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (S.B. 2155), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.