Tex. Occupations Code § 801.357
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 801.357, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 801.357. RESPONSIBILITY OF VETERINARIAN TOWARD ABANDONED ANIMALS.
Official statutory text
(a) A veterinarian may dispose of an animal that is abandoned in the veterinarian's care if the veterinarian:
(1) gives the client, by certified mail to the client's last known address, notice of the veterinarian's intention to dispose of the animal; and
(2) allows the client to retrieve the animal during the 10 days after the date the veterinarian mails the notice.
(b) A veterinarian may not dispose of an animal under Subsection (a) if:
(1) a contract between the veterinarian and client provides otherwise; or
(2) after notice is given under Subsection (a), the veterinarian and client agree to extend the veterinarian's care of the animal.
(c) The client's contact of the veterinarian by mail, telephone, or personal communication does not extend the veterinarian's obligation to treat, board, or care for an animal unless the veterinarian and client agree to extend the veterinarian's care of the animal.
(d) An animal is considered abandoned on the 11th day after the date the veterinarian mails the notice under Subsection (a) unless an agreement is made to extend the care for the animal.
(e) Notice given by a veterinarian under Subsection (a) does not relieve a client of liability to pay for treatment, boarding, or care provided by the veterinarian.
(1) gives the client, by certified mail to the client's last known address, notice of the veterinarian's intention to dispose of the animal; and
(2) allows the client to retrieve the animal during the 10 days after the date the veterinarian mails the notice.
(b) A veterinarian may not dispose of an animal under Subsection (a) if:
(1) a contract between the veterinarian and client provides otherwise; or
(2) after notice is given under Subsection (a), the veterinarian and client agree to extend the veterinarian's care of the animal.
(c) The client's contact of the veterinarian by mail, telephone, or personal communication does not extend the veterinarian's obligation to treat, board, or care for an animal unless the veterinarian and client agree to extend the veterinarian's care of the animal.
(d) An animal is considered abandoned on the 11th day after the date the veterinarian mails the notice under Subsection (a) unless an agreement is made to extend the care for the animal.
(e) Notice given by a veterinarian under Subsection (a) does not relieve a client of liability to pay for treatment, boarding, or care provided by the veterinarian.
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