A veterinarian who in good faith and in the normal course of business reports to the appropriate governmental entity a suspected incident of animal cruelty under Section 42.09 or 42.092, Penal Code, is immune from liability in a civil or criminal action brought against the veterinarian for reporting the incident.
Tex. Occ. Code § 801.3585
LIABILITY FOR REPORTING ANIMAL CRUELTY; IMMUNITY
Known as the Veterinary Licensing Act
The act spans §§ 801–801 (143 sections).
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 971 (H.B. 1767), Sec. 4, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.