Sec. 801.502. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The board, through the attorney general or a district or county attorney, may bring an action for an injunction, or a proceeding incident to an injunction, to:
(1) enforce this chapter; or
(2) enjoin a person, including a corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity, from practicing veterinary medicine or equine dentistry in violation of this chapter.
(b) Venue for an action under this section is in:
(1) the county in which the person against whom the action is brought resides, if the person is an individual who resides in this state;
(2) the county of the defendant's principal office in this state if the defendant is not an individual; or
(3) Travis County, if the person:
(A) is an individual who does not reside in this state; or
(B) is an entity that does not have its principal office in this state.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.424(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2011.
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