{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.356","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 801.356","heading":"EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT.","body":"(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.\n(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.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (H.B. 1615), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2009.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 4. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO ANIMALS","CHAPTER 801. VETERINARIANS","SUBCHAPTER H. PRACTICE BY VETERINARIAN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.801.htm#801.356","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b3ae6263a75a7ef5f25cc90d905c279c8c9bfbfcde67c691ceac8a8c02709956","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.355","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.357"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}