Tex. Health & Safety Code § 382.015 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION
POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A member, employee, or agent of the commission may enter public or private property, other than property designed for and used exclusively as a private residence housing not more than three families, at a reasonable time to inspect and investigate conditions relating to emissions of air contaminants to or the concentration of air contaminants in the atmosphere.
(b) A member, employee, or agent who enters private property that has management in residence shall:
(1) notify the management, or the person then in charge, of the member's, employee's, or agent's presence; and
(2) show proper credentials.
(c) A member, employee, or agent who enters private property shall observe that establishment's rules concerning safety, internal security, and fire protection.
(d) The commission is entitled to the remedies provided by Sections 382.082-382.085 if a member, employee, or agent is refused the right to enter public or private property as provided by this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.144, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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