*1 OFFlCE OFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS

AUSTIN

February 13, 1939 Bon. 3. E. Whltmore

Lfvestook Ssnftary Commission

304 :v* T. Taggoner Building

Fort Korth, Texas

hlr a?. Fllitnore:

as to whether funds 018 1456 has b

ZXatutes, llmLti3 n collected under the stat\lte , ..iediciue C:, Surgery may be oxpen :;rovidcs that tko funds

essary esynaes of t>e all be applied to cozpen- tha Revised Civil Statutes pro- era1 district and oountp attor- State nhnll file and prOmcut prooecding 13 the nama of the vlolatlons tixreof on requsst of any member of said Doard."

This article makes the prosecutions of viola- tions of the Vetorlnarg Sdical Zraotlce Act the eaprens

Hon. J. E. %hit?nore, February 13, 1939, Page 2 duty of the various county and distriot attorneys of this state.

Ax%iole 7461 relates to the renewal of licen- ses and in the eveot the license Is oat renewed within sixty dnys after expiration, the applicant nust then take the examination as required by the Hoard. In that event, the examlnotion fee would be controlled by Arti- ole 7456 and it is our opfnion that the expenditure of the $1.00 license fee is controlled by the purposes prescribed In Artiole 7456.

It Is the opinion of this Department t&t you would not have authority to expend funds collected fro3 ronerral of licenses to make invastig>tiono, file ch~~rges and meke prosecutions for violation of the Veterinary Mcdioal Practice Act.

Very truly yours ATTORRZT GMXR.!LL OF TEXAS APPROVED:

ATTOR;~Z"Y GEXZRAL