Sec. 81.065. RIGHT OF ENTRY. (a) For an investigation or inspection, the commissioner, an employee of the department, or a health authority has the right of entry on land or in a building, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft and the right of access to an individual, animal, or object that is in isolation, detention, restriction, or quarantine instituted by the commissioner, an employee of the department, or a health authority or instituted voluntarily on instructions of a private physician.
(b) Evidence gathered during an entry by the commissioner, department, or health authority under this section may not be used in a criminal proceeding other than a proceeding to assess a criminal penalty under this chapter.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.175, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies
Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies
Subchapter D. Investigation and Inspection
Section 81.062. Witnesses; Documents
Section 81.065. Right of Entry
Section 81.068. Refusing Entry or Inspection; Criminal Penalty