Section 573.72 - Employment by Nonprofit or Municipal Corporations(a) A nonprofit or municipal corporation may employ or contract with a veterinarian to provide veterinary services in connection with sheltering, sterilization, vaccination, or other medical care and treatment of animals.(b) Employment by or contractual service to a nonprofit or municipal corporation does not alone exempt the veterinarian from any of the provisions of the Veterinary Licensing Act or the Board's rules.(c) Veterinarians employed by, or contracted to, nonprofit or municipal corporations shall be liable for any violations of the Act or rules occurring as a result of the practice of veterinary medicine or any veterinary services provided by the nonprofit or municipal corporation, including those occurring due to the acts or omissions of non-licensed employees of, or volunteers for, the nonprofit or municipal corporation, unless otherwise exempt from the Veterinary Licensing Act under §801.004.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 573.72
The provisions of this §573.72 adopted to be effective June 14, 2012, 37 TexReg 4229; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 46, November 13, 2015, TexReg 8029, eff. 11/22/2015