Tex. Occ. Code § 1951.207 · Subchapter E. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATING TO STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL
INSPECTION OF LICENSE HOLDERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department by rule shall adopt a policy that requires a business holding a structural pest control business license to be inspected by a field inspector at least once:
(1) in the business's first year of operation; and
(2) every four years after the first year of operation.
(b) The department by rule shall adopt a policy and guidelines for conducting an investigation under this chapter, including:
(1) procedures for investigating a complaint concerning misuse of pesticides, including contamination by pesticides and human exposure to pesticides;
(2) the circumstances in which a case should be referred to the:
(A) Department of State Health Services;
(B) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; or
(C) United States Environmental Protection Agency;
(3) recommendations to consumers and applicators regarding cleanup after a spill or misapplication; and
(4) procedures for residue sampling, including the circumstances in which to take a residue sample and the time in which the sample should be taken.
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. 1.21, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 7.09, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm
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