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TX Health & Safety Code § 341.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter D. Sanitation and Safety of Facilities Used by Public|Section 341.066. Tourist Courts, Hotels, Inns, and Rooming Houses

Sec. 341.066.  TOURIST COURTS, HOTELS, INNS, AND ROOMING HOUSES.  (a)  A person operating a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house in this state shall:(1)  provide a safe and ample water supply for the general conduct of the tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house;  and(2)  submit samples of the water at least once a year before May 1 to the department for bacteriological analysis.(b)  A tourist court, hotel, inn, and rooming house must be equipped with an approved system of sewage disposal maintained in a sanitary condition.(c)  An owner or operator of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall keep the premises sanitary and shall provide every practical facility essential for that purpose.(d)  An owner or operator of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house who provides a gas stove for the heating of a unit in the facility shall determine that the stove is properly installed and maintained in a properly ventilated room.(e)  An owner, operator, or manager of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall maintain sanitary appliances located in the facility in good repair.(f)  Food offered for sale at a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall be:(1)  adequately protected from flies, dust, vermin, and spoilage;  and(2)  kept in a sanitary condition.(g)  An owner, manager, or agent of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house may not rent or furnish a unit to a person succeeding a previous occupant before:(1)  thoroughly cleaning the unit;  and(2)  providing clean and sanitary sheets, towels, and pillowcases.(h)  An owner, operator, or manager of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall maintain the facility in a sanitary condition.(i)  A tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house that does not conform to this chapter is a public health nuisance.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter D. Sanitation and Safety of Facilities Used by Public|Section 341.067. Fairgrounds, Public Parks, and Amusement Centers

Sec. 341.067.  FAIRGROUNDS, PUBLIC PARKS, AND AMUSEMENT CENTERS.  (a)  A fairground, public park, or amusement center of any kind shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.(b)  Food and beverages sold in a fairground, public park, or amusement center shall be:(1)  adequately protected from flies, dust, vermin, and spoilage;  and(2)  kept in a sanitary condition.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter D. Sanitation and Safety of Facilities Used by Public|Section 341.068. Restroom Availability Where the Public Congregates

Sec. 341.068.  RESTROOM AVAILABILITY WHERE THE PUBLIC CONGREGATES.  (a)  Publicly and privately owned facilities where the public congregates shall be equipped with sufficient temporary or permanent restrooms to meet the needs of the public at peak hours.(b)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement Subsection (a), including a rule that in providing sufficient restrooms a ratio of not less than 2:1 women's-to-men's restrooms or other minimum standards established in consultation with the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall be maintained if the use of the restrooms is designated by gender.  The rules shall apply to facilities where the public congregates and on which construction is started on or after January 1, 1994, or on which structural alterations, repairs, or improvements exceeding 50 percent of the entire facility are undertaken on or after January 1, 1994.(c)  In this section:(1)  "Facilities where the public congregates" means sports and entertainment arenas, stadiums, community and convention halls, specialty event centers, and amusement facilities.  The term does not include hotels, churches, restaurants, bowling centers, public or private elementary or secondary schools, or historic buildings.(2)  "Restroom" means toilet, chemical toilet, or water closet.(d)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules consistent with Subsection (c)(1) to define "facilities where the public congregates."|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0865, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|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 prescribes the minimum requirements of sanitation and health protection in this state and does not affect a home-rule municipality's authority to enact:(1)  more stringent ordinances in matters relating to this chapter; or(2)  an ordinance under:(A)  Section 5, Article XI, Texas Constitution; or(B)  Section 51.072 or 590.0001, Local Government Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 18.002(b), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter E. Authority of Home-Rule Municipalities|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 MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  In a home-rule municipality, an environmental health officer may be appointed to enforce this chapter.(b)  The environmental health officer must be a registered professional engineer.  The officer must file a copy of the officer's oath and appointment with the department.(c)  The environmental health officer shall assist the department in enforcing this chapter and is subject to:(1)  the authority of the department; and(2)  removal from office in the same manner as a municipal health authority.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 76, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 742, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0867, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter F. Penalties|Section 341.091. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 341.091.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.  A person commits an offense if the person violates a permitting or inspection requirement imposed under Section 341.064(n) or a closure order issued under Section 341.064(o).  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $200.(b)  If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been convicted of an offense under this chapter within a year before the date on which the offense being tried occurred, the defendant shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not more than 30 days, or both.(c)  Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 618, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|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 CONDITIONS.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may require the filling, draining, and regulating of any place in the municipality that is unwholesome, contains stagnant water, or is in any other condition that may produce disease.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may require the inspection of all premises.(c)  The governing body of a municipality may impose fines on the owner of premises on which stagnant water is found.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation|Section 342.002. Municipal Power Concerning Sewers and Privies

Sec. 342.002.  MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING SEWERS AND PRIVIES.  The governing body of a municipality may:(1)  regulate the making, filling, altering, or repairing of sewers and privies; (2)  direct the mode and material for constructing sewers and privies;  and(3)  regulate the cleaning and disinfecting of sewers and privies.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation|Section 342.003. Municipal Power Concerning Filth, Carrion, and Other Unwholesome Matter

Sec. 342.003.  MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING FILTH, CARRION, AND OTHER UNWHOLESOME MATTER.  The governing body of a municipality may regulate the cleaning of a building, establishment, or ground from filth, carrion, or other impure or unwholesome matter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation|Section 342.004. Municipal Power Concerning Weeds or Certain Public Nuisances

Sec. 342.004.  MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING WEEDS OR CERTAIN PUBLIC NUISANCES.  The governing body of a municipality may require the owner of real property in the municipality to keep the property free from weeds, brush, and a condition constituting a public nuisance as defined by Section 343.011(c)(1), (2), or (3).|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 837), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation|Section 342.005. Violation of Ordinance

Sec. 342.005.  VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE.  The governing body of a municipality may punish an owner or occupant of property in the municipality who violates an ordinance adopted under this subchapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation|Section 342.006. Work or Improvements by Municipality; Notice

Sec. 342.006.  WORK OR IMPROVEMENTS BY MUNICIPALITY;  NOTICE.  (a)  If the owner of property in the municipality does not comply with a municipal ordinance or requirement under this chapter within seven days of notice of a violation, the municipality may:(1)  do the work or make the improvements required;  and(2)  pay for the work done or improvements made and charge the expenses to the owner of the property.(b)  The notice must be given:(1)  personally to the owner in writing;(2)  by letter addressed to the owner at the owner's address as recorded in the appraisal district records of the appraisal district in which the property is located;  or(3)  if personal service cannot be obtained:(A)  by publication at least once;(B)  by posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates;  or(C)  by posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates.(c)  If a municipality mails a notice to a property owner in accordance with Subsection (b), and the United States Postal Service returns the notice as "refused" or "unclaimed," the validity of the notice is not affected, and the notice is considered as delivered.(d)  In a notice provided under this section, a municipality may inform the owner by regular mail and a posting on the property, or by personally delivering the notice, that if the owner commits another violation of the same kind or nature that poses a danger to the public health and safety on or before the first anniversary of the date of the notice, the municipality without further notice may correct the violation at the owner's expense and assess the expense against the property.  If a violation covered by a notice under this subsection occurs within the one-year period, and the municipality has not been informed in writing by the owner of an ownership change, then the municipality without notice may take any action permitted by Subsections (a)(1) and (2) and assess its expenses as provided by Section 342.007.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 252, Sec. 1, eff. June 5, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 413, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation|Section 342.007. Assessment of Expenses; Lien

Sec. 342.007.  ASSESSMENT OF EXPENSES;  LIEN.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may assess expenses incurred under Section 342.006 against the real estate on which the work is done or improvements made.(b)  To obtain a lien against the property, the mayor, municipal health authority, or municipal official designated by the mayor must file a statement of expenses with the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located.  The lien statement must state the name of the owner, if known, and the legal description of the property.  A signature on a lien statement may be a facsimile signature as defined by Section 618.002, Government Code. The lien attaches upon the filing of the lien statement with the county clerk.(c)  The lien obtained by the municipality's governing body is security for the expenditures made and interest accruing at the rate of 10 percent on the amount due from the date of payment by the municipality.(d)  The lien is inferior only to:(1)  tax liens;  and(2)  liens for street improvements.(e)  The governing body of the municipality may bring a suit for foreclosure in the name of the municipality to recover the expenditures and interest due.(f)  The statement of expenses or a certified copy of the statement is prima facie proof of the expenses incurred by the municipality in doing the work or making the improvements.(g)  The remedy provided by this section is in addition to the remedy provided by Section 342.005.(h)  The governing body of a municipality may foreclose a lien on property under this subchapter in a proceeding relating to the property brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 33, Tax Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1226 (S.B. 577), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Sanitation|Section 342.008. Additional Authority to Abate Dangerous Weeds

Sec. 342.008.  ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO ABATE DANGEROUS WEEDS.  (a)  A municipality may abate, without notice, weeds that:(1)  have grown higher than 48 inches;  and(2)  are an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person.(b)  Not later than the 10th day after the date the municipality abates weeds under this section, the municipality shall give notice to the property owner in the manner required by Section 342.006.(c)  The notice shall contain:(1)  an identification, which is not required to be a legal description, of the property;(2)  a description of the violations of the ordinance that occurred on the property;(3)  a statement that the municipality abated the weeds;  and(4)  an explanation of the property owner's right to request an administrative hearing about the municipality's abatement of the weeds.(d)  The municipality shall conduct an administrative hearing on the abatement of weeds under this section if, not later than the 30th day after the date of the abatement of the weeds, the property owner files with the municipality a written request for a hearing.(e)  An administrative hearing conducted under this section shall be conducted not later than the 20th day after the date a request for a hearing is filed.  The owner may testify or present any witnesses or written information relating to the municipality's abatement of the weeds.(f)  A municipality may assess expenses and create liens under this section as it assesses expenses and creates liens under Section 342.007.  A lien created under this section is subject to the same conditions as a lien created under Section 342.007.(g)  The authority granted a municipality by this section is in addition to the authority granted by Section 342.006.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|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 OR OTHER UNWHOLESOME MATTER.  (a)  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may:(1)  prevent a person from bringing, depositing, or having in the municipal limits a carcass or other offensive or unwholesome substance or matter;  and(2)  require a person to remove or destroy any offensive or unwholesome substance or matter, filth, putrid or unsound beef, pork, or fish, or hides or skins of any kind that the person is responsible for placing in the municipality.(b)  If the person does not comply with a provision adopted under Subsection (a), the municipality's governing body may:(1)  authorize a municipal officer to remove or destroy the offending material;  or(2)  require the owner of a dead animal to remove the dead animal to a place designated by the municipality's governing body.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 342.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 342 - Local Regulation of Sanitation|Subchapter B. Regulation of Sanitation by Certain Types of Municipalities|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 AND COUNTY.  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may cooperate with the commissioner's court of the county in which the municipality is located in making improvements considered necessary by those entities to:(1)  improve the public health and promote efficient sanitary regulations;  and(2)  arrange for the construction of and payment for those improvements.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 343.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 343 - Abatement of Public Nuisances|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 343.003. Effect of Chapter on Other State Law

Sec. 343.003.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON OTHER STATE LAW.  This chapter does not affect a right, remedy, or penalty under other state law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 343.0111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 343 - Abatement of Public Nuisances|Subchapter B. Public Nuisance Prohibited|Section 343.0111. Special Exception or Variance to Public Nuisance Classification

Sec. 343.0111.  SPECIAL EXCEPTION OR VARIANCE TO PUBLIC NUISANCE CLASSIFICATION.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county by order may:(1)  describe the circumstances in which a special exception to the application of Section 343.011 is available to a person and may grant the special exception in a specific case if the commissioners court finds that the specific case fits within the special exception, that the grant of the exception promotes justice, that the grant of the exception is not contrary to the public interest, and that the grant of the exception is consistent with the general purpose of Section 343.011;  and(2)  authorize in a specific case not covered by a special exception a variance from the terms of Section 343.011 if the commissioners court makes the same findings in connection with the specific case that it makes in connection with a special exception under Subdivision (1) and finds that due to special conditions a literal enforcement of Section 343.011 would result in an unnecessary hardship.(b)  The commissioners court shall keep a record of its proceedings under this section and must include in the record a showing of the reasons for each decision made under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 771, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 752, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|