City of Odessa, TX VETERINARIANS

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)

§ 6-12-3 Administration; right of entry.

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)

§ 6-12-4 Health and safety requirements.

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)

§ 6-12-5 Itinerant veterinarians.

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)

§ 6-12-6 Offenses.

(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)