In this article, the following words shall have the following
meaning:
Board.
The state board of veterinary medical examiners.
Director.
The director of planning and inspection or his duly authorized
agent.
License.
A license to practice veterinary medicine.
Licensee.
Any person holding a license to practice veterinary medicine
issued by the board.
Practice of veterinary medicine.
Any person deemed in the “practice of veterinary medicine”
by the Veterinary Licensing Act (V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter
801).
Veterinarian.
Any person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine
by the state board of veterinary medical examiners.
(Ordinance 93-31, sec. 1, adopted 7/13/93; 1957 Code, sec. 8-120)
(a) A person
who violates a provision of this article or a requirement of a permit
is guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a day during
which the violation is committed or continued.
(b) Each
offense is punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000.00).
(Ordinance 93-31, sec. 1, adopted 7/13/93; 1957 Code, sec. 8-124)
The director or his duly appointed representative shall administer
this article and shall have a right of entry to inspect any property
for violations of this article, and, if entry is refused, to obtain
an administrative search warrant based on probable cause to believe
that there may be a violation of this article from the municipal court
of the city, or any magistrate or judge of a court of record.
(Ordinance 93-31, sec. 1, adopted 7/13/93; 1957 Code, sec. 8-125)
Any person that engages in the practice of veterinary medicine
in the city shall comply with the following health and safety requirements:
(1) Have
a readily available supply of hot and cold running water;
(2) Provide
an examination area to include:
(A) Exam table with a nonporous surface which is sanitized between patients;
(B) A covered or enclosed waste receptacle;
(C) Adequate sterilization equipment or an adequate supply of sterile
syringes and needles so that a sterile syringe and needle is used
for each injection; and
(D) Adequate lighting and space;
(3) Be
equipped with refrigeration to store biologicals, if applicable;
(4) Provide
for proper sewage disposal and waste handling;
(5) Have
adequate support staff to ensure timely cleanup;
(6) Have
adequate support staff or other measures for animal control to safeguard
the public from animal bites and to prevent potentially dangerous
and injurious animal fights;
(7) Maintain
records by animal owner’s name as well as rabies tag number
and provide means for retrieval within forty-eight (48) hours to satisfy
rules concerning availability mandated by the state board of veterinary
medical examiners or other applicable state and federal agencies;
(8) Provide
adequate availability for follow-up care in case of illness or emergency
situations relating to the services or treatment administered by the
veterinarian; and
(9) Have
conspicuously displayed proof of state license for veterinarian(s)
working at an activity site.
(Ordinance 93-31, sec. 1, adopted 7/13/93; 1957 Code, sec. 8-121)
Any person who engages in the practice of veterinary medicine as a peddler, mobile street vendor, or itinerant vendor, as defined in article
4-6 of the city code, shall comply with the provisions of article
4-6 as well as the requirements set forth herein.
(Ordinance 93-31, sec. 1, adopted 7/13/93; 1957 Code, sec. 8-122)
(a) A person
commits an offense if that person:
(1) Fails to comply with any of the requirements or provisions contained
herein.
(2) Is a property owner and allows a person to practice veterinary medicine
on such property in violation of the requirements or provisions contained
herein.
(b) A culpable
mental state is not required for the commission of an offense under
this section.
(Ordinance 93-31, sec. 1, adopted 7/13/93; 1957 Code, sec. 8-123)