Texas § OC.801.510 - ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS
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§ OC.801.510. ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS
ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS. (a) Upon determining that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health and safety, the board or executive director may issue an emergency order to: (1) suspend or revoke a license or other authorization issued under a program regulated by the board; or (2) halt operation of an unsafe veterinary medical facility. (b) The board or executive director may issue an emergency order with or without notice and hearing. If an emergency order is issued under this section without a hearing, the board shall set the time and place for a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings to affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order not later than the 17th day after the date the order was issued. The order shall be affirmed to the extent that reasonable cause existed to issue the order. (c) A proceeding under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001 , Government Code. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (S.B. 2155 ), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER L. EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Section OC.801.510 ("ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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