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Tex. Occupations Code § 801.3585

LIABILITY FOR REPORTING ANIMAL CRUELTY; IMMUNITY

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Tex. Occupations Code § 801.3585, LIABILITY FOR REPORTING ANIMAL CRUELTY; IMMUNITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/701028
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A veterinarian who in good faith and in the normal course of business reports to the appropriate governmental entity a suspected incident of animal cruelty under Section 42.09 or 42.092, Penal Code, is immune from liability in a civil or criminal action brought against the veterinarian for reporting the incident.