Tex. Occ. Code § 1951.205 · Subchapter E. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATING TO STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL
ENVIRONMENTAL RULES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department, with the advice of the committee, shall adopt rules as authorized under this chapter governing the methods and practices of structural pest control that the department determines are necessary to protect the public's health and welfare and prevent adverse effects on human life and the environment. Each rule adopted must cite the section of this chapter that authorizes the rule.
(b) A rule relating to the use of economic poisons must comply with applicable standards of the federal government and the commissioner governing the use of such substances.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 1.19, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 7.08, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm
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