The following words and terms, when used in the Veterinary
Licensing Act (Chapter 801, Texas Occupations Code) or the Rules of
the Board (Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 24, Chapters
571, 573, 575, and 577) shall have the following meanings, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Accepted livestock management practices--those
practices involving animals raised or produced primarily for food,
fiber, or other products for human consumption, and may include the
following:
(A) branding, tattooing, ear tags or identifying marks
of any kind;
(B) tail docking, except cosmetic tail docking that
is performed for appearance purposes only;
(C) earmarking;
(D) routine dehorning, except cosmetic dehorning that
reshapes or alters the poll area for appearance purposes;
(E) castration;
(F) non-surgical assistance with birthing;
(G) implantation with approved implant products;
(H) administration of a biologic, except where restricted
by law to administration by a veterinarian, and not including deworming
by use of stomach tubing;
(I) artificial insemination;
(J) shoeing and trimming hooves; and
(K) application or administration of parasiticides,
except where restricted by law.
(2) Food production animals--any mammalians, poultry,
fowl, fish or other animals that are raised primarily for human food
consumption.
(3) Biologic--any serum, vaccine, antitoxin, or antigen
used in the prevention or treatment of disease.
(4) Pregnancy testing--the diagnosis of the physical
condition of pregnancy by any method other than the gross visual observation
of the animal.
(5) Invasive dentistry or invasive dental procedures--exposing
of the dental pulp, or performing extractions.
(6) Consultation--the act of rendering professional
advice (diagnosis and prognosis) about a specific veterinary medical
case, but does not include treatment or surgery.
(7) General Supervision--a veterinarian required to
generally supervise a non-veterinarian must be readily available to
communicate with the person under supervision.
(8) Direct Supervision--a licensee required to directly
supervise a person must be physically present on the same premises
as the person under supervision.
(9) Immediate Supervision--a licensee required to immediately
supervise a person must be within audible and visual range of both
the animal patient and the person under supervision.
(10) Official Health Documents--any certificate attesting
to the health, vaccination status, physical condition and/or soundness
of an animal.
(11) Specialist--a veterinarian that is a Board Certified
Diplomate of a specialty organization recognized by the American Veterinary
Medical Association.
(12) Non-veterinarian employee--an individual paid
directly by a veterinarian for work involving the practice of veterinary
medicine, as defined in the Veterinary Licensing Act, Texas Occupations
Code, §801.002(5), regardless of the defined status of the employment
relationship between the individual and the veterinarian under Internal
Revenue Service regulations.
(13) Herd--a group of animals of the same species,
managed as a group and confined to a specific geographic location.
A herd may not include dogs, cats, any animal in individual training,
or any animal that competes as an individual.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §573.80 adopted to be effective June 14, 2012, 37 TexReg 4229; amended to be effective December 25, 2012, 37 TexReg 9937; amended to be effective August 29, 2013, 38 TexReg 5490; amended to be effective November 22, 2015, 40 TexReg 8029; amended to be effective November 23, 2016, 41 TexReg 9136 |
