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Tex. Occ. Code § 801.506

PROHIBITED PRACTICES RELATING TO CERTAIN ENTITIES

Known as the Veterinary Licensing Act

The act spans §§ 801–801 (143 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Morris v. Kohls-York (2005)

Most recently applied in Morris v. Kohls-York (May 2005)

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation may not engage in veterinary medicine unless the owner, each partner, or each shareholder, as appropriate, holds a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter.

(b) A corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity not owned exclusively by one or more persons licensed to practice veterinary medicine under this chapter may not engage in veterinary medicine.

(c) A veterinarian may not form or continue a partnership with a member of another profession or a person who is not a member of a profession if a part of the partnership employment consists of the practice of veterinary medicine.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.