{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.408","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 801.408","heading":"INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.","body":"(a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:\n(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and\n(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.\n(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must:\n(1) provide the complainant and the license holder an opportunity to be heard; and\n(2) require the presence of a member of the board's legal staff or a representative of the attorney general during an informal proceeding to advise the board or the board's employees.\n(c) A committee of two or more veterinarian board members and one or more public board members must be present at an informal proceeding for a complaint that requires medical expertise. The committee shall recommend enforcement action at the informal proceeding.\n(d) Before an informal disposition is effective, the board must review and approve at a public meeting an informal disposition of the complaint recommended by board members or board staff.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (S.B. 2155), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 4. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO ANIMALS","CHAPTER 801. VETERINARIANS","SUBCHAPTER I. LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.801.htm#801.408","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5684424d4f83d62fbdfdd7706c99dee643b44436239a59c4604fccd54c5db9ab","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.407","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}