Sec. 343.024. AUTHORITY TO ENTER PREMISES. (a) A county official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, safety, or fire laws may enter any premises in the unincorporated area of the county at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate a nuisance or to enforce this chapter.
(b) Before entering the premises, the official, agent, or employee must exhibit proper identification to the occupant, manager, or other appropriate person.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Chapter 343 - Abatement of Public Nuisances
Subchapter C. County Authority Relating to Nuisance
Section 343.021. Authority to Abate Nuisance
Section 343.022. Abatement Procedures
Section 343.023. Assessment of Costs; Lien
Section 343.0235. Use of County Funds