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TX Health & Safety Code § 757.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.004. Gates

Sec. 757.004.  GATES.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by Section 757.005, a gate in a fence or wall enclosing a pool yard as required by Section 757.003 must:(1)  have a self-closing and self-latching device;(2)  have hardware enabling it to be locked, at the option of whoever controls the gate, by a padlock or a built-in lock operated by key, card, or combination;  and(3)  open outward away from the pool yard.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c) and Section 757.005, a gate latch must be installed so that it is at least 60 inches above the ground, except that it may be installed lower if:(1)  the latch is installed on the pool yard side of the gate only and is at least three inches below the top of the gate;  and(2)  the gate or enclosure has no opening greater than one-half inch in any direction within 18 inches from the latch, including the space between the gate and the gate post to which the gate latches.(c)  A gate latch may be located 42 inches or higher above the ground if the gate cannot be opened except by key, card, or combination on both sides of the gate.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.005. Existing Pool Yard Enclosures

Sec. 757.005.  EXISTING POOL YARD ENCLOSURES.  (a)  If a pool yard enclosure is constructed or modified before January 1, 1994, and no municipal ordinance containing standards for pool yard enclosures were applicable at the time of construction or modification, the enclosure must comply with the requirements of Sections 757.003 and 757.004, except that:(1)  if the enclosure is constructed with chain link metal fencing material, the openings in the enclosure may not allow a sphere 2-1/4 inches in diameter to pass through the enclosure;  or(2)  if the enclosure is constructed with horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is at least 36 inches, the openings in the enclosure may not allow a sphere four inches in diameter to pass through the enclosure.(b)  If a pool yard enclosure is constructed or modified before January 1, 1994, and if the enclosure is in compliance with applicable municipal ordinances existing on January 1, 1994, and containing standards for pool yard enclosures, Sections 757.003, 757.004(a)(3), and 757.004(b) do not apply to the enclosure.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.006. Door

Sec. 757.006.  DOOR.  (a)  A door, sliding glass door, or French door may not open directly into a pool yard if the date of electrical service for initial construction of the building or pool is on or after January 1, 1994.(b)  A door, sliding glass door, or French door may open directly into a pool yard if the date of electrical service for initial construction of the building or pool is before January 1, 1994, and the pool yard enclosure complies with Subsection (c), (d), or (e), as applicable.(c)  If a door of a building, other than a sliding glass door or screen door, opens into the pool yard, the door must have a:(1)  latch that automatically engages when the door is closed;(2)  spring-loaded door-hinge pin, automatic door closer, or similar device to cause the door to close automatically;  and(3)  keyless bolting device that is installed not less than 36 inches or more than 48 inches above the interior floor.(d)  If French doors of a building open to the pool yard, one of the French doors must comply with Subsection (c)(1) and the other door must have:(1)  a keyed dead bolt or keyless bolting device capable of insertion into the doorjamb above the door, and a keyless bolting device capable of insertion into the floor or threshold;  or(2)  a bolt with at least a 3/4-inch throw installed inside the door and operated from the edge of the door that is capable of insertion into the doorjamb above the door and another bolt with at least a 3/4-inch throw installed inside the door and operated from the edge of the door that is capable of insertion into the floor or threshold.(e)  If a sliding glass door of a building opens into the pool yard, the sliding glass door must have:(1)  a sliding door handle latch or sliding door security bar that is installed not more than 48 inches above the interior floor;  and(2)  a sliding door pin lock that is installed not more than 48 inches above the interior floor.(f)  A door, sliding glass door, or French door that opens into a pool yard from an area of a building that is not used by residents and that has no access to an area outside the pool yard is not required to have a lock, latch, dead bolt, or keyless bolting device.(g)  A keyed dead bolt, keyless bolting device, sliding door pin lock, or sliding door security bar installed before September 1, 1993, may be installed not more than 54 inches from the floor.(h)  A keyed dead bolt or keyless dead bolt, as described by Section 757.001(6)(A)(i), installed in a dwelling on or after September 1, 1993, must have a bolt with a throw of not less than one inch.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.007. Window and Window Screens

Sec. 757.007.  WINDOW AND WINDOW SCREENS.  A wall of a building constructed before January 1, 1994, may not be used as part of a pool yard enclosure unless each window in the wall has a latch and unless each window screen on a window in the wall is affixed by a window screen latch, screws, or similar means.  This section does not require the installation of window screens.  A wall of a building constructed on or after January 1, 1994, may not be used as part of a pool yard enclosure unless each ground floor window in the wall is permanently closed and unable to be opened.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.008. Building in Pool Yard

Sec. 757.008.  BUILDING IN POOL YARD.  Each door, sliding glass door, window, and window screen of each dwelling unit in a residential building located in the enclosed pool yard must comply with Sections 757.006 and 757.007.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.009. Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance

Sec. 757.009.  INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE.  (a)  An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or town home project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall exercise ordinary and reasonable care to inspect, maintain, repair, and keep in good working order the pool yard enclosures, gates, and self-closing and self-latching devices required by this chapter and within the control of the owner or property owners association.(b)  An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or town home project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall exercise ordinary and reasonable care to maintain, repair, and keep in good working order the window latches, sliding door handle latches, sliding door pin locks, and sliding door security bars required by this chapter and within the control of the owner or property owners association after request or notice from the tenant that those devices are malfunctioning or in need of repair or replacement.  A request or notice under this subsection may be given orally unless a written lease applicable to the tenant or written rules governing the property owners association require the request or notice to be in writing.  The requirement in the lease or rules must be in capital letters and underlined or in 10-point boldfaced print.(c)  An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or town home project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall inspect the pool yard enclosures, gates, and self-closing and self-latching devices on gates no less than once every 31 days.(d)  An owner's or property owners association's duty of inspection, repair, and maintenance under this section may not be waived under any circumstances and may not be enlarged except by written agreement with a tenant or occupant of a multiunit rental complex or a member of a property owners association or as may be otherwise allowed by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.010. Compliance With Chapter

Sec. 757.010.  COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 757.011, a person who constructs or modifies a pool yard enclosure to conform with this chapter may not be required to construct the enclosure differently by a local governmental entity, common law, or any other law.(b)  An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or town home project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool may, at the person's option, exceed the standards of this chapter or those adopted under Section 757.011.  A tenant or occupant in a multiunit rental complex and a member of a property owners association may, by express written agreement, require the owner of the complex or the association to exceed those standards.(c)  A municipality may continue to require greater overall height requirements for pool yard enclosures if the requirements exist under the municipality's ordinances on January 1, 1994.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1509, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.011. Rulemaking Authority

Sec. 757.011.  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may adopt rules requiring standards for design and construction of pool yard enclosures that exceed the requirements of this chapter and that apply to all pools and pool yards subject to this chapter.  An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or town home project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall comply with and shall be liable for failure to comply with those rules to the same extent as if they were part of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1510, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.012. Enforcement

Sec. 757.012.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  A tenant of an owner of a multiunit rental complex, a member of a property owners association, a governmental entity, or any other person or the person's representative may maintain an action against the owner or property owners association for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter.  In that action, the person may obtain:(1)  a court order directing the owner or property owners association to comply with this chapter;(2)  a judgment against the owner or property owners association for actual damages resulting from the failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter;(3)  a judgment against the owner or property owners association for punitive damages resulting from the failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter if the actual damages to the person were caused by the owner's or property owners association's intentional, malicious, or grossly negligent actions;(4)  a judgment against the owner or property owners association for actual damages, and if appropriate, punitive damages, where the owner or association was in compliance with this chapter at the time of the pool-related damaging event but was consciously indifferent to access being repeatedly gained to the pool yard by unauthorized persons;  or(5)  a judgment against the owner or property owners association for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 if the owner or property owners association fails to comply with this chapter within a reasonable time after written notice by a tenant of the multiunit rental complex or a member of the property owners association.(b)  A court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party in an action brought under Subsection (a)(5).(c)  The attorney general, a local health department, a municipality, or a county having jurisdiction may enforce this chapter by any lawful means, including inspections, permits, fees, civil fines, criminal prosecutions, injunctions, and, after required notice, governmental construction or repair of pool yard enclosures that do not exist or that do not comply with this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.013. Tenant's Request for Repairs

Sec. 757.013.  TENANT'S REQUEST FOR REPAIRS.  A tenant in a multiunit rental complex with a pool may verbally request repair of a keyed dead bolt, keyless bolting device, sliding door latch, sliding door pin lock, sliding door security bar, window latch, or window screen latch unless a provision of a written lease executed by the tenant requires that the request be made in writing and the provision is in capital letters and underlined or in 10-point boldfaced print.  A request for repair may be given to the owner or the owner's managing agent.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.014. Application to Other Bodies of Water and Related Facilities

Sec. 757.014.  APPLICATION TO OTHER BODIES OF WATER AND RELATED FACILITIES.  The owner of a multiunit rental complex or a property owners association is not required to enclose a body of water or construct barriers between the owner's or property owners association's property and a body of water such as an ocean, bay, lake, pond, bayou, river, creek, stream, spring, reservoir, stock tank, culvert, drainage ditch, detention pond, or other flood or drainage facility.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.015. Effect on Other Laws

Sec. 757.015.  EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.  (a)  The duties established by this chapter for an owner of a multiunit dwelling project, an owner of a dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or town home project, and a property owners association supersede those established by common law, the Property Code, the Health and Safety Code, the Local Government Code other than Section 214.101, and local ordinances relating to duties to inspect, install, repair, or maintain:(1)  pool yard enclosures;(2)  pool yard enclosure gates and gate latches, including self-closing and self-latching devices;(3)  keyed dead bolts, keyless bolting devices, sliding door handle latches, sliding door security bars, self-latching and self-closing devices, and sliding door pin locks on doors that open into a pool yard area and that are owned and controlled by the owner or property owners association;  and(4)  latches on windows that open into a pool yard area and that are owned and controlled by the owner or property owners association.(b)  This chapter does not affect any duties of a rental dwelling owner, lessor, sublessor, management company, or managing agent under Subchapter D, Chapter 92, Property Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.016. Nonexclusive Remedies

Sec. 757.016.  NONEXCLUSIVE REMEDIES.  The remedies contained in this chapter are not exclusive and are not intended to affect existing remedies allowed by law or other procedure.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 757.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 757 - Pool Yard Enclosures|Section 757.017. Interpretation and Application

Sec. 757.017.  INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION.  The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its underlying purpose which is to prevent swimming pool deaths and injuries in this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 758.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 758 - Bicycle Safety|Section 758.001. Definitions

Sec. 758.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Bicycle" means a human-powered vehicle with two wheels in tandem designed to transport by a pedaling action of a person seated on a saddle seat.(2)  "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.(3)  "Operator" means a person who travels by pedaling on a bicycle seated on a saddle seat.(4)  "Other public right-of-way" means any right-of-way, other than a public roadway or public bicycle path, that is accessible by the public and designed for use by vehicular or pedestrian traffic.(5)  "Public bicycle path" means a right-of-way under the jurisdiction and control of this state or a local political subdivision for use primarily by bicycles or by bicycles and pedestrians.(6)  "Public roadway" means a right-of-way under the jurisdiction and control of this state or a local political subdivision for use primarily by motor vehicles.(7)  "Tricycle" means a three-wheeled human-powered vehicle that is designed to have a seat no more than two feet from the ground and be used as a toy by a child younger than six years of age.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.001 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(34), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 758.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 758 - Bicycle Safety|Section 758.002. Bicycle Safety Education Program

Sec. 758.002.  BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The department may establish and administer a statewide bicycle safety education program and may adopt rules to implement the program.  The program must include instruction concerning:(1)  the safe handling and use of bicycles;(2)  high risk traffic situations;(3)  bicycle and traffic handling skills;(4)  on-bike training;(5)  correct use of bicycle helmets;  and(6)  traffic laws and regulations.(b)  The department may issue a certificate or other evidence of completion to a person who has successfully completed a bicycle education course.(c)  Subject to the establishment of a bicycle education program by the department, a person born after December 31, 1985, who resides in a metropolitan statistical area as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget may complete a bicycle education course approved by the department before operating a bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle path, or other public right-of-way.  The course may be completed before the person's 10th birthday.(d)  The department may charge a fee for the course not to exceed $15.(e)  The department may:(1)  determine the qualifications for an instructor in the bicycle education program;(2)  use volunteer instructors;  and(3)  certify organizations to recruit and train instructors for the program.(f)  In administering this section, the department may contract with an educational institution, state agency, local government, or nonprofit organization interested in bicycle education.(g)  The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations to be used in administering this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.002 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(34), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 758.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 758 - Bicycle Safety|Section 758.003. Fund

Sec. 758.003.  FUND.  (a)  A fee collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the bicycle safety fund.  The department by rule may establish a procedure to allow an educational institution, state agency, local government, or nonprofit organization interested in bicycle safety to retain an amount from the fees collected to cover actual and necessary expenses.(b)  The fund may be used by the department only to:(1)  defray the costs of administering this chapter;(2)  provide a bicycle training course for a child younger than 10 years of age who comes from a low income family;  and(3)  if funding permits, assist children from low income families in purchasing bicycle helmets.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.003 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(34), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 759.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle A - Public Safety|Chapter 759 - Roller-Skating Centers|Section 759.001. Definitions

Sec. 759.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Operator" means a person who owns, controls, or has operational responsibility for a roller-skating center.(2)  "Roller-skating center" means a facility or a portion of a facility that is specifically designed for roller skating by the public.(3)  "Spectator" means an individual who is present in a roller-skating center only to observe skating activity, regardless of whether the skating activity is recreational or competitive.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 909, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.001 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(35), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|