Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 4. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO ANIMALS |
Chapter 801. VETERINARIANS |
Subchapter K. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS |
Sec. 801.508. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
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(a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of veterinary medicine without a license or the practice of equine dentistry without a license under this chapter, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.
(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter J.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 , Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 , Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2011.