Rights and obligations incurred and any actions commenced under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act, as that Act existed prior to the effective date of this Act, shall not be impaired by the enactment of this Act. Rights and obligations incurred and any actions commenced under this Act as it existed prior to the effective date of Public Act 88-424 shall not be impaired by the enactment of that amendatory Act. Rules adopted under the former Act, unless clearly inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded.
     All licenses legally issued in this State permitting the holder thereof to practice veterinary medicine and surgery and valid and in effect on the taking effect of this Act shall have the same force, and be subject to the same authority of the Department to revoke or suspend them, as licenses issued under this Act.