Sec. 801.508. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of veterinary medicine without a license or the practice of equine dentistry without a license under this chapter, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter J.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2011.