Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 4. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO ANIMALS |
Chapter 801. VETERINARIANS |
Subchapter D. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 801.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING
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(a) The board may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice by that person.
(b) In its rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice, the board may not include a rule that:
(1) restricts the person's use of any advertising medium;
(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or the use of the person's voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or
(4) restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.