Sec. 342.004. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING WEEDS OR CERTAIN PUBLIC NUISANCES. The governing body of a municipality may require the owner of real property in the municipality to keep the property free from weeds, brush, and a condition constituting a public nuisance as defined by Section 343.011(c)(1), (2), or (3).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 837), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation
Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation
Section 342.001. Municipal Power Concerning Stagnant Water and Other Unsanitary Conditions
Section 342.002. Municipal Power Concerning Sewers and Privies
Section 342.003. Municipal Power Concerning Filth, Carrion, and Other Unwholesome Matter
Section 342.004. Municipal Power Concerning Weeds or Certain Public Nuisances
Section 342.005. Violation of Ordinance
Section 342.006. Work or Improvements by Municipality; Notice
Section 342.007. Assessment of Expenses; Lien
Section 342.008. Additional Authority to Abate Dangerous Weeds