TITLE: Relating to the abatement of mosquitoes in stagnant water located on certain uninhabited residential property.

SUMMARY: Relating to the abatement of mosquitoes in stagnant water located on certain uninhabited residential property.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the abatement of mosquitoes in stagnant water located on certain uninhabited residential property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 341.019 to read as follows: Sec. 341.019. MOSQUITO CONTROL ON UNINHABITED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, county, or other local health authority may abate, without notice, a public health nuisance under Section 341.011(7) that: (1) is located on residential property that is reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited due to foreclosure; and (2) is an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person. (b) A public official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, or safety laws may enter the premises described by Subsection (a) at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate the nuisance. (c) In this section, abatement is limited to the treatment with a mosquito larvicide of stagnant water in which mosquitoes are breeding. (d) The public official, agent, or employee shall post on the front door of the residence a notice stating: (1) the identity of the treating authority; (2) the purpose and date of the treatment; (3) a description of the areas of the property treated with larvicide; (4) the type of larvicide used; and (5) any known risks of the larvicide to humans or animals. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.