Tex. Occ. Code § 1951.058 · Subchapter B. EXEMPTIONS
ACTIVITIES NOT INVOLVING PESTICIDES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
When performed without the use of a pesticide, this chapter does not apply to the:
(1) use of a raptor to control or relocate other birds;
(2) physical removal of pests or the habitat of pests while cleaning a chimney;
(3) use of a live trap to remove an animal from the premises of a residence, agricultural operation, or business structure;
(4) removal by mechanical means of weeds or other obstructing vegetation from a sewer, drainage system, body of water, or similar area; or
(5) installation, maintenance, or use of a nonpesticidal barrier to remove or prevent infestation by nuisance animals.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 762 (S.B. 768), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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