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Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 341.001. Definitions - Sec. 341.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) Repealed by Acts...
Section 341.002. Rules for Sanitation and Health Protection - Sec. 341.002. RULES FOR SANITATION AND HEALTH PROTECTION. The executive...
Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation
Section 341.011. Nuisance - Sec. 341.011. NUISANCE. Each of the following is a public...
Section 341.012. Abatement of Nuisance - Sec. 341.012. ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE. (a) A person shall abate...
Section 341.013. Garbage, Refuse, and Other Waste - Sec. 341.013. GARBAGE, REFUSE, AND OTHER WASTE. (a) Premises occupied...
Section 341.014. Disposal of Human Excreta - Sec. 341.014. DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA. (a) Human excreta in...
Section 341.015. Sanitation of Ice Plants - Sec. 341.015. SANITATION OF ICE PLANTS. (a) A person may...
Section 341.016. Sanitation of Businesses; Occupational Health and Safety - Sec. 341.016. SANITATION OF BUSINESSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. (a)...
Section 341.017. Sanitation Facilities for Railroad Maintenance-of-Way Employees - Sec. 341.017. SANITATION FACILITIES FOR RAILROAD MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EMPLOYEES. (a) The...
Section 341.018. Rodent Control - Sec. 341.018. RODENT CONTROL. (a) A person who possesses an...
Section 341.019. Mosquito Control on Uninhabited Residential Property - Sec. 341.019. MOSQUITO CONTROL ON UNINHABITED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. (a) Notwithstanding...
Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water
Section 341.031. Public Drinking Water - Sec. 341.031. PUBLIC DRINKING WATER. (a) Public drinking water must...
Section 341.0315. Public Drinking Water Supply System Requirements - Sec. 341.0315. PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. (a) To...
Section 341.0316. Desalination of Marine Seawater for Drinking Water - Sec. 341.0316. DESALINATION OF MARINE SEAWATER FOR DRINKING WATER. (a)...
Section 341.032. Drinking Water Provided by Common Carrier - Sec. 341.032. DRINKING WATER PROVIDED BY COMMON CARRIER. (a) Drinking...
Section 341.033. Protection of Public Water Supplies - Sec. 341.033. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES. (a) A person...
Section 341.034. Licensing and Registration of Persons Who Perform Duties Relating to Public Water Supplies - Sec. 341.034. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF PERSONS WHO PERFORM DUTIES...
Section 341.035. Approved Plans Required for Public Water Supplies - Sec. 341.035. APPROVED PLANS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES. (a)...
Section 341.0351. Notification of System Changes - Sec. 341.0351. NOTIFICATION OF SYSTEM CHANGES. Any person, including a...
Section 341.0352. Advertised Quality of Water Supply - Sec. 341.0352. ADVERTISED QUALITY OF WATER SUPPLY. A water supply...
Section 341.0353. Drinking Water Supply Comparative Rating Information - Sec. 341.0353. DRINKING WATER SUPPLY COMPARATIVE RATING INFORMATION. The commission...
Section 341.0354. Highway Signs for Approved System Rating - Sec. 341.0354. HIGHWAY SIGNS FOR APPROVED SYSTEM RATING. A water...
Section 341.0355. Financial Assurance for Certain Systems - Sec. 341.0355. FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR CERTAIN SYSTEMS. (a) The commission...
Section 341.0356. Order to Stop Operations - Sec. 341.0356. ORDER TO STOP OPERATIONS. (a) A public water...
Section 341.0357. Identification Requirement for Device With Appearance of Fire Hydrant That Is Nonfunctioning or Unavailable for Use in Fire Emergency - Sec. 341.0357. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR DEVICE WITH APPEARANCE OF FIRE...
Section 341.03571. Identification Requirement for Certain Fire Hydrants and Flush Valves in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 341.03571. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FIRE HYDRANTS AND FLUSH...
Section 341.0358. Public Safety Standards - Sec. 341.0358. PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS. (a) In this section: (1)...
Section 341.03585. Fire Hydrant Flow and Pressure Standards in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 341.03585. FIRE HYDRANT FLOW AND PRESSURE STANDARDS IN CERTAIN...
Section 341.0359. Fire Hydrant Flow Standards - Sec. 341.0359. FIRE HYDRANT FLOW STANDARDS. (a) In this section:...
Section 341.036. Sanitary Defects at Public Drinking Water Supply Systems - Sec. 341.036. SANITARY DEFECTS AT PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS....
Section 341.037. Protection of Bodies of Water From Sewage - Sec. 341.037. PROTECTION OF BODIES OF WATER FROM SEWAGE. The...
Section 341.038. Protection of Impounded Water From Disease-Bearing Mosquitoes - Sec. 341.038. PROTECTION OF IMPOUNDED WATER FROM DISEASE-BEARING MOSQUITOES. A...
Section 341.039. Standards for Graywater and Alternative Onsite Water - Sec. 341.039. STANDARDS FOR GRAYWATER AND ALTERNATIVE ONSITE WATER. (a)...
Section 341.0391. Direct Potable Reuse Guidance - Sec. 341.0391. DIRECT POTABLE REUSE GUIDANCE. (a) In this section,...
Section 341.040. Definition - Sec. 341.040. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission" means the Texas...
Section 341.041. Fees - Sec. 341.041. FEES. (a) The commission by rule may charge...
Section 341.042. Standards for Harvested Rainwater - Sec. 341.042. STANDARDS FOR HARVESTED RAINWATER. (a) The commission shall...
Section 341.046. Nonapplicability of Subchapter F - Sec. 341.046. NONAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER F. Subchapter F does not...
Section 341.047. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 341.047. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 341.048. Civil Enforcement - Sec. 341.048. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. (a) A person may not cause,...
Section 341.0485. Water Utility Improvement Account - Sec. 341.0485. WATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. (a) The water utility...
Section 341.049. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 341.049. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If a person causes, suffers,...
Section 341.050. Penalties Cumulative - Sec. 341.050. PENALTIES CUMULATIVE. All penalties accruing under this subchapter...
Subchapter D. Sanitation and Safety of Facilities Used by Public
Section 341.061. Toilet Facilities - Sec. 341.061. TOILET FACILITIES. An operator, manager, or superintendent of...
Section 341.062. Public Buildings - Sec. 341.062. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. A public building constructed after September...
Section 341.063. Sanitation of Bus Line, Airline, and Coastwise Vessel - Sec. 341.063. SANITATION OF BUS LINE, AIRLINE, AND COASTWISE VESSEL....
Section 341.064. Swimming Pools, Artificial Swimming Lagoons, and Bathhouses - Sec. 341.064. SWIMMING POOLS, ARTIFICIAL SWIMMING LAGOONS, AND BATHHOUSES. (a)...
Section 341.0645. Pool Safety - Sec. 341.0645. POOL SAFETY. (a) An owner, manager, operator, or...
Section 341.065. School Buildings and Grounds - Sec. 341.065. SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. (a) A school building...
Section 341.066. Tourist Courts, Hotels, Inns, and Rooming Houses - Sec. 341.066. TOURIST COURTS, HOTELS, INNS, AND ROOMING HOUSES. (a)...
Section 341.067. Fairgrounds, Public Parks, and Amusement Centers - Sec. 341.067. FAIRGROUNDS, PUBLIC PARKS, AND AMUSEMENT CENTERS. (a) A...
Section 341.068. Restroom Availability Where the Public Congregates - Sec. 341.068. RESTROOM AVAILABILITY WHERE THE PUBLIC CONGREGATES. (a) Publicly...
Section 341.069. Access to Restroom Facilities - Sec. 341.069. ACCESS TO RESTROOM FACILITIES. (a) In this section:...
Section 341.0695. Interactive Water Features and Fountains - Sec. 341.0695. INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURES AND FOUNTAINS. (a) In this...
Subchapter E. Authority of Home-Rule Municipalities
Section 341.081. Authority of Home-Rule Municipalities Not Affected - Sec. 341.081. AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES NOT AFFECTED. This chapter...
Section 341.082. Appointment of Environmental Health Officer in Certain Home-Rule Municipalities - Sec. 341.082. APPOINTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER IN CERTAIN HOME-RULE...
Subchapter F. Penalties
Section 341.091. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 341.091. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 341.092. Civil Enforcement - Sec. 341.092. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. (a) A person may not cause,...
Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation
Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation
Section 342.001. Municipal Power Concerning Stagnant Water and Other Unsanitary Conditions - Sec. 342.001. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING STAGNANT WATER AND OTHER UNSANITARY...
Section 342.002. Municipal Power Concerning Sewers and Privies - Sec. 342.002. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING SEWERS AND PRIVIES. The governing...
Section 342.003. Municipal Power Concerning Filth, Carrion, and Other Unwholesome Matter - Sec. 342.003. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING FILTH, CARRION, AND OTHER UNWHOLESOME...
Section 342.004. Municipal Power Concerning Weeds or Certain Public Nuisances - Sec. 342.004. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING WEEDS OR CERTAIN PUBLIC NUISANCES....
Section 342.005. Violation of Ordinance - Sec. 342.005. VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE. The governing body of a...
Section 342.006. Work or Improvements by Municipality; Notice - Sec. 342.006. WORK OR IMPROVEMENTS BY MUNICIPALITY; NOTICE. (a) If...
Section 342.007. Assessment of Expenses; Lien - Sec. 342.007. ASSESSMENT OF EXPENSES; LIEN. (a) The governing body...
Section 342.008. Additional Authority to Abate Dangerous Weeds - Sec. 342.008. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO ABATE DANGEROUS WEEDS. (a) A...
Subchapter B. Regulation of Sanitation by Certain Types of Municipalities
Section 342.021. Power of Type a General-Law Municipality Concerning Carcasses or Other Unwholesome Matter - Sec. 342.021. POWER OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY CONCERNING CARCASSES...
Section 342.022. Joint Sanitary Regulations of Type a General-Law Municipality and County - Sec. 342.022. JOINT SANITARY REGULATIONS OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY...
Chapter 343 - Abatement of Public Nuisances
Section 343.002. Definitions - Sec. 343.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abate" means to...
Section 343.003. Effect of Chapter on Other State Law - Sec. 343.003. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON OTHER STATE LAW. This...
Subchapter B. Public Nuisance Prohibited
Section 343.011. Public Nuisance - Sec. 343.011. PUBLIC NUISANCE. (a) This section applies only to...
Section 343.0111. Special Exception or Variance to Public Nuisance Classification - Sec. 343.0111. SPECIAL EXCEPTION OR VARIANCE TO PUBLIC NUISANCE CLASSIFICATION....
Section 343.012. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 343.012. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 343.013. Injunction - Sec. 343.013. INJUNCTION. (a) A county or district court may...
Subchapter C. County Authority Relating to Nuisance
Section 343.021. Authority to Abate Nuisance - Sec. 343.021. AUTHORITY TO ABATE NUISANCE. (a) If a county...
Section 343.022. Abatement Procedures - Sec. 343.022. ABATEMENT PROCEDURES. (a) The abatement procedures adopted by...
Section 343.023. Assessment of Costs; Lien - Sec. 343.023. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS; LIEN. (a) A county may:...
Section 343.0235. Use of County Funds - Sec. 343.0235. USE OF COUNTY FUNDS. A county is entitled...
Section 343.024. Authority to Enter Premises - Sec. 343.024. AUTHORITY TO ENTER PREMISES. (a) A county official,...
Section 343.025. Enforcement - Sec. 343.025. ENFORCEMENT. A court of competent jurisdiction in the...
Chapter 344 - Mosquito Control Districts
Section 344.001. Election on Establishment and Tax Levy - Sec. 344.001. ELECTION ON ESTABLISHMENT AND TAX LEVY. The county...
Section 344.002. Ballot Propositions - Sec. 344.002. BALLOT PROPOSITIONS. The ballot for an election under...
Section 344.003. Levy and Collection of Tax - Sec. 344.003. LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAX. (a) If the...
Section 344.004. Advisory Commission - Sec. 344.004. ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) The commissioners court in each...
Section 344.005. Mosquito Control Engineer - Sec. 344.005. MOSQUITO CONTROL ENGINEER. (a) The commissioners court in...
Section 344.006. Merger of Districts - Sec. 344.006. MERGER OF DISTRICTS. (a) The commissioners courts of...
Section 344.007. Election on Dissolution of District - Sec. 344.007. ELECTION ON DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. Each commissioners court...