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Veterinary board details new enforcement powers, database funding and facility-registration timeline
Summary
The Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners reported new authority to issue initial cease-and-desist orders for unlicensed practice, a $500,000 appropriation for a database buildout, and plans to begin facility registration rulemaking with provisions effective Sept. 1, 2027.
The Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners said at its June meeting that recent legislation and funding give the agency new enforcement tools and technology to speed investigations and inspections. Executive staff told the board they can now issue an initial cease-and-desist order against individuals practicing without a license and, in exigent circumstances, emergency orders to close facilities.
“I, in my capacity as executive director, can issue an initial cease and desist order,” the executive director said, adding that the board previously had to obtain such orders…
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