Sec. 714.002. LIMITATION ON LOCATION OF FEED OR SLAUGHTER PENS NEAR CEMETERY. (a) The maintenance or location of a feed pen for hogs, cattle, or horses, a slaughter pen, or a slaughterhouse 500 feet or nearer to an established cemetery in a county with a population of at least 525,000 is a nuisance.
(b) The cemetery owner or a lot owner may bring suit to abate the nuisance and to prohibit its continuance. If a nuisance under this section exists or is threatened, the court shall grant a permanent injunction against the person responsible for the nuisance.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body
Subtitle C - Cemeteries and Crematories
Chapter 714 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Cemeteries
Section 714.001. Depth of Graves; Criminal Penalty
Section 714.002. Limitation on Location of Feed or Slaughter Pens Near Cemetery
Section 714.003. Abandoned Plots in Private Cemeteries
Section 714.004. Removal of Remains From Abandoned Cemetery in County of at Least 525,000