Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.031 · Subchapter C. SANITARY STANDARDS OF DRINKING WATER; PROTECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AND BODIES OF WATER
PUBLIC DRINKING WATER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Public drinking water must be free from deleterious matter and must comply with the standards established by the commission or the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The commission may adopt and enforce rules to implement the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.).
(b) In a public place or an establishment catering to the public, a common drinking cup may not be used.
(c) Drinking water may not be served except in sanitary containers or through other sanitary mediums.
(d) In this section, "common drinking cup" means a water or other beverage receptacle used for serving more than one person. The term does not include a water or other beverage receptacle that is properly washed and sterilized after each use.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 353, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.341.htm
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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.031. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.0315PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.Printed as Section 341.031
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.0316DESALINATION OF MARINE SEAWATER FOR DRINKING WATER.Printed as Section 341.031
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.047CRIMINAL PENALTY.Printed as Section 341.031
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