Amend CSHB 1767 by striking page 5, lines 10-22, and 
substituting the following:
	Sec. 801.362.  AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY 
ANOTHER VETERINARIAN IN EMERGENCY.  (a)  A veterinarian may 
dispense a drug, other than a controlled substance, prescribed by 
another veterinarian if:
		(1)  failure to dispense the drug could interrupt a 
therapeutic regimen or cause a patient to suffer;
		(2)  the prescribing veterinarian informs the 
dispensing veterinarian that the drug is appropriate and necessary 
for the animal;
		(3)  the quantity of the dispensed drug does not exceed 
a five-day supply for each animal annually;
		(4)  the annual total of dosage units of drugs 
dispensed under this subsection is not more than five percent of the 
total dosage units of drugs the veterinarian dispenses in a year; 
and
		(5)  the veterinarian maintains records of dispensing 
activities under this section consistent with board rules.
	(b)  A veterinarian does not violate Section 801.402 by 
ordering a prescription drug in compliance with this section for 
the treatment of an animal without first establishing a 
veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
	(c)  The board may adopt rules to implement this section.