Tex. Health & Safety Code § 366.071 · Subchapter E. REGISTRATION OF INSTALLERS
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND REGISTRATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who constructs, installs, alters, extends, services, maintains, or repairs an on-site sewage disposal system or any part of an on-site sewage disposal system for compensation must hold a license or registration issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.
(b) A person designated by an authorized agent under Section 366.014 must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.
(c) A person who conducts preconstruction site evaluations, including visiting a site and performing a soil analysis, a site survey, or other activities necessary to determine the suitability of a site for an on-site sewage disposal system must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, unless the person is licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as an engineer.
(d) The commission may implement a program under Chapter 37, Water Code, to register persons who service or maintain on-site sewage disposal systems for compensation.
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. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.113, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 24.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2510), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2006.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2510), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (H.B. 2482), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- Tex. Water Code § 7.172FAILURE OF SEWAGE SYSTEM INSTALLER TO REGISTER.Printed as Section 366.071, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Water Code § 37.002RULES.Printed as Sections 341.033, 341.034, 361.027, and 366.071, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Water Code § 37.003LICENSE OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED.Printed as Section 341.033, 341.034, 361.027, 366.014, or 366.071, Health and Safety Code
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