The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (Board) adopts this repeal of §571.15, concerning Temporary Veterinary License. The repeal is adopted without changes to the proposed text published in the May 11, 2018, issue of the Texas Register (43 TexReg 2932) and will not be republished.

Reasoned Justification and Factual Basis

This repeal is necessary because the Board is simultaneously adopting a new rule that streamlines the temporary veterinary license application process. The new §571.15 is being published elsewhere in this issue of the Texas Register.

Summary of Comments and Agency Response

The agency received public comment from the Texas Veterinary Medical Association generally supporting the amendment.

Statutory Authority

The repeal is adopted under the authority of §801.151(a), Occupations Code, which states that the Board may adopt rules necessary to administer the chapter, and the authority of §801.258, Occupations Code, which states in part that the Board by rule may provide for the issuance of a temporary license to practice medicine.

No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the adoption.