{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.003","heading":"EXEMPTIONS.","body":"This chapter does not apply to a person, including a physician, dentist, engineer, or veterinarian, who is licensed by an agency of this state other than the department and who, by nature of the person's employment or duties, might be construed as being subject to this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.241, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1953. SANITARIANS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1953.htm#1953.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"937265929de7ce56d54886a141e2abfe1f7091384132722abde1e74476437c94","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}