Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Exemptions
Section 1951.051. Individual Performing Pest Control Work on Own or Employer's Premises

Sec. 1951.051. INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING PEST CONTROL WORK ON OWN OR EMPLOYER'S PREMISES. (a) An individual who does not hold a license under this chapter may use insecticides, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances or mechanical devices designed to prevent, control, or eliminate pest infestations unless:
(1) that use is prohibited by state law or rule;
(2) that use is prohibited by rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or
(3) the substance used is labeled as a restricted-use pesticide or a state-limited-use pesticide.
(b) An individual may act under Subsection (a) only on premises:
(1) owned by the individual;
(2) in which the individual owns a partnership or joint venture interest; or
(3) of a person who employs the individual primarily to perform services other than pest control.
(c) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to:
(1) an apartment building;
(2) a day-care center;
(3) a hospital;
(4) a nursing home;
(5) a hotel, motel, or lodge;
(6) a warehouse;
(7) a food-processing establishment;
(8) a facility owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except as provided by Section 1951.303(b)(1); or
(9) a school.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.