Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Sanitation and Safety of Facilities Used by Public
Section 341.066. Tourist Courts, Hotels, Inns, and Rooming Houses

Sec. 341.066. TOURIST COURTS, HOTELS, INNS, AND ROOMING HOUSES. (a) A person operating a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house in this state shall:
(1) provide a safe and ample water supply for the general conduct of the tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house; and
(2) submit samples of the water at least once a year before May 1 to the department for bacteriological analysis.
(b) A tourist court, hotel, inn, and rooming house must be equipped with an approved system of sewage disposal maintained in a sanitary condition.
(c) An owner or operator of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall keep the premises sanitary and shall provide every practical facility essential for that purpose.
(d) An owner or operator of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house who provides a gas stove for the heating of a unit in the facility shall determine that the stove is properly installed and maintained in a properly ventilated room.
(e) An owner, operator, or manager of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall maintain sanitary appliances located in the facility in good repair.
(f) Food offered for sale at a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall be:
(1) adequately protected from flies, dust, vermin, and spoilage; and
(2) kept in a sanitary condition.
(g) An owner, manager, or agent of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house may not rent or furnish a unit to a person succeeding a previous occupant before:
(1) thoroughly cleaning the unit; and
(2) providing clean and sanitary sheets, towels, and pillowcases.
(h) An owner, operator, or manager of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall maintain the facility in a sanitary condition.
(i) A tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house that does not conform to this chapter is a public health nuisance.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.