Tex. Health & Safety Code § 752.005 · Chapter 752. HIGH VOLTAGE OVERHEAD LINES
RESTRICTION ON OPERATION OF MACHINERY AND PLACEMENT OF STRUCTURES NEAR LINES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Unless a person, firm, corporation, or association effectively guards against danger by contact with the line as prescribed by Section 752.003, the person, firm, corporation, or association, either individually or through an agent or employee, may not:
(1) erect, install, transport, or store all or any part of a house, building, or other structure within six feet of a high voltage overhead line;
(2) install, operate, transport, handle, or store all or any part of a tool, machine, or equipment within six feet of a high voltage overhead line; or
(3) transport, handle, or store all or any part of supplies or materials within six feet of a high voltage overhead line.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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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.752.htm
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