{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 801.252","heading":"ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE.","body":"The board shall issue a license to practice veterinary medicine to a person who is qualified to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine under this chapter. A person is qualified to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine if:\n(1) the person has attained the age of majority;\n(2) the person is a graduate of a board-approved school or college of veterinary medicine;\n(3) the person successfully completes the licensing examination for veterinarians conducted by the board; and\n(4) the board does not refuse to issue a license to the person under Section 801.401.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 4. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO ANIMALS","CHAPTER 801. VETERINARIANS","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.801.htm#801.252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"6efc487dd84313c8b78485c72247f4717a06198d879e71752fa6fa869c7d1750","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.251","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.253"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}