Relating to the name and function of the rural veterinarian incentive program.

HB 2992 amends Texas law to rename the "rural veterinarian incentive program" to the "rural and shelter veterinarian incentive program." It updates definitions to explicitly include shelter medicine (care for stray/abandoned animals) and establishes criteria for "high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter clinics" (averaging 40+ dogs spayed/neutered daily at below-market fees). The bill also clarifies that "rural counties" are defined as those with populations under 150,000. These changes directly affect rural veterinarians, shelter clinics, and veterinary colleges by expanding the program's scope and defining eligibility more precisely.