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AN ACT
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relating to the practice of veterinarians in certain mercantile |
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establishments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 801.356(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Section 801.355(c) does not apply to the practice of a |
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veterinarian, or the legal successor of the practice, if the |
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practice is operating in space that was opened, designed, or |
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engineered in accordance with plans for a specific facility |
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submitted to the board [open and operating] before December 31, |
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2009 [January 1, 1993]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1615 was passed by the House on April |
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15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1615 was passed by the Senate on May |
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7, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |