Sec. 801.356.  EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT.  (a)  Section 801.355(c) does not apply to the practice of a veterinarian, or the legal successor of the practice, if the practice is operating in space that was opened, designed, or engineered in accordance with plans for a specific facility submitted to the board before December 31, 2009.
(b)  Section 801.355 does not prohibit the delivery of temporary limited-service veterinary activities, including preventive veterinary services such as vaccinations and testing, at a mercantile establishment that is not owned or under the exclusive control of a veterinarian if the services are periodic and delivered by a veterinarian.  The board by rule may establish the conditions under which a veterinarian may provide the services described by this subsection.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (H.B. 1615), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2009.