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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting interference with the practice of |
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veterinary medicine. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 801.3525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 801.3525. PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH |
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PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. (a) A veterinarian and the |
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practice of veterinary medicine by the veterinarian are subject |
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only to applicable federal law and regulations and applicable state |
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law, including rules adopted by the board, that govern the practice |
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of veterinary medicine. |
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(b) Unless expressly authorized by state law, the governing |
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body of a municipality may not adopt or enforce any ordinance, rule, |
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or regulation that prohibits a veterinarian from performing a |
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medical procedure on an animal that is not prohibited by this |
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chapter or other state law. |
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(c) A municipal ordinance, rule, or regulation that |
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violates this section is void and unenforceable. |
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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, 2021. |