341.014. (d) A public school building and its appurtenances shall be maintained in a sanitary manner. 951 (H.B. 1.023, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. 341.066. (2) may order the prospective owner or operator of the system to provide adequate financial assurance of ability to operate the system in accordance with applicable laws and rules, in the form of a bond or as specified by the commission, unless the executive director finds that the business plan demonstrates adequate financial capability. 1 (S.B. 1010, Sec. 1010, Sec. (c) If, after examination of a possible violation and the facts surrounding that possible violation, the executive director of the commission concludes that a violation has occurred, the executive director may issue a preliminary report stating the facts on which that conclusion is based, recommending that a penalty under this section be imposed on the person, and recommending the amount of that proposed penalty. September 1, 2017. Above ground parking structures are included in lot coverage calculations; 2. The training is in modules and there is no charge for the training. 1468), Sec. 219), Sec. 1010, Sec. Sec. and this chapter that relate to commission rules adopted under those laws. 341.0645. September 1, 2013. (C) a subdivision a majority of the lots of which are subject to deed restrictions limiting the lots to residential use. (g) The suit may be brought in Travis County, in the county in which the defendant resides, or in the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurs. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. Sept. 1, 1993. The revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps may be viewed here. Sept. 1, 1995. Your new pool builder will get the water chemical balance to the appropriate levels before they call the job done. (c) The comptroller shall manage the account for the benefit of the commission and shall invest the money and deposit interest and other investment proceeds in the account. Sept. 1, 1997. 18.002(b), eff. Sec. Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. (h) An owner, operator, or manager of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall maintain the facility in a sanitary condition. Sept. 1, 1997. (a) A person who possesses an enclosed structure used or operated for public trade and who knows that the structure is infested with rodents shall: (1) attempt to exterminate the rodents by poisoning, trapping, fumigating, or other appropriate means; and. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. The City of Dallas regulates and inspects commercial pools, health club pools, hotel/motel pools and institutional pools. June 15, 2007. 1, eff. A civil penalty under this section may not be less than $10 or more than $200 for each violation and for each day of a continuing violation. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, county, or other local health authority may abate, without notice, a public health nuisance under Section 341.011(7) that: (1) is located on residential property that is reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited due to foreclosure; and. 2, eff. (1) install plumbing in new housing in a manner that provides the capacity to collect graywater or alternative onsite water from all allowable sources; and. 341.0391. Sept. 1, 1989. 530), Sec. While Dallas County does not have the authority to enact zoning, it does have the authority to adopt various regulations for its unincorporated area (i.e., land that is not located within a city) which represents less than ten percent of the total land in Dallas County and which is primarily located in the County's southeastern corner. (1) "Common carrier" means a licensed firm, corporation, or establishment that solicits and operates public freight or passenger transportation service, including a vehicle employed in that transportation service. 1010, Sec. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Texas Health & Safety Code 365.011 & 365.012, Littering. 33, eff. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1, eff. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. This license is required even if the scope of the work doesn't require a permit and inspection. 11.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. If the commission assesses a penalty, the commission shall give written notice of its decision to the person charged. (f) A person may use, maintain, and repair a pool or spa that was in compliance with the laws of this state on August 31, 2021, and related mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in accordance with the laws applicable to the pool or system on that date. (e) The executive commissioner by rule shall authorize a minor addition, alteration, renovation, or repair to an existing pool or spa and related mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in the same manner and arrangement as the executive commissioner authorized the construction of the pool or spa and related mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. Sec. 965, Sec. Rule 70.100 adopts the International Code Council's International Residential Code, 2015 edition, for industrialized and modular residential buildings: (a) Effective August 1, 2017, all industrialized housing and buildings, modules, and modular components, shall be constructed in accordance with the codes . Sec. (g) If the person charged requests or the commission orders a hearing, the commission shall call a hearing and give notice of the hearing. 87 (S.B. 341.040. (3) notwithstanding Subdivisions (1) and (2), if the municipality owns a municipal utility, may not require another utility located in the municipality or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction to provide water flow and pressure in a fire hydrant greater than that provided by the municipal utility. If the commission is required to give notice of a penalty under this subsection or Subsection (f), the commission shall file notice of its decision with the Texas Register not later than the 10th day after the date on which the decision is adopted. (e) The distribution system of a public drinking water supply and that of any other water supply may not be physically connected unless the other water is of a safe and sanitary quality and the commission approves the connection. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person may not begin construction of a public drinking water supply system unless the executive director of the commission approves: (1) a business plan for the system; and. (b) A public official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, or safety laws may enter the premises described by Subsection (a) at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate the nuisance. The term does not include wastewater: (A) that has come in contact with toilet waste; (B) from the washing of material, including diapers, soiled with human excreta; or. RESTROOM AVAILABILITY WHERE THE PUBLIC CONGREGATES. Proper development is the responsibility of the owner and all applicable laws, rules and regulations shall be strictly . Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. The term does not include a water or other beverage receptacle that is properly washed and sterilized after each use. June 15, 2017. Chapter 247, Travis County Food Orders. 2781), Sec. (h) The commission shall give notice of its decision to the person charged, and if the commission finds that a violation has occurred and the commission has assessed a penalty, the commission shall give written notice to the person charged of its findings, of the amount of the penalty, and of the person's right to judicial review of the commission's order. Information pertaining to this permitting process is available at the bottom of this page. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FIRE HYDRANTS AND FLUSH VALVES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 341.035(d) and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (b) A civil or administrative penalty payable to the state that is collected from a utility for a violation of this subchapter shall be deposited in the account. (2) the county in which the defendant resides; or. 219), Sec. Venue for an action brought under this subsection is Travis County. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. (3) any other matters that justice requires. (j) An owner, agent, manager, operator, or other person in charge of a public water supply system that furnishes for public or private use drinking water containing added fluoride may not permanently terminate the fluoridation of the water unless the owner, agent, manager, operator, or person provides written notice to the customers of the system and the commission of the termination at least 60 days before the termination. (e) Facilities shall be provided in a public swimming pool or in an artificial swimming lagoon for adequate protection of bathers against sputum contamination. (3) "Residential area" has the meaning assigned by Section 341.0358. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. The owner or manager of a water supply system that is operated by a volunteer shall maintain a record of each volunteer operator showing the name of the volunteer, contact information for the volunteer, and the time period for which the volunteer is responsible for operating the water supply system. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 757.005, the owner of a multiunit rental complex with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool shall completely enclose the pool yard with a pool yard enclosure. (f) On the department's request, or as otherwise provided by this chapter, the attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of the state for injunctive relief, to recover a civil penalty, or for both injunctive relief and civil penalty. The standards must: (1) be at least as stringent as those imposed under the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 1842), Sec. STANDARDS FOR GRAYWATER AND ALTERNATIVE ONSITE WATER. The FIS report contains detailed flood elevation data in flood profiles and data tables. Sept. 1, 2001. Penalties and interest established under this section may not exceed the rates established for delinquent taxes under Sections 111.060 and 111.061, Tax Code. (3-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission. PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. April 2, 2015. (d) The owner or manager of a water supply system furnishing drinking water to less than 25,000 persons shall submit to the commission during each monthly period of the system's operation at least one specimen of water taken from the supply for bacteriological analysis. (3) is within 200 miles of the Gulf of Mexico. (h) For purposes of Subsection (g), a system for labeling or color coding hydrants may include the assignment of different colors to identify hydrants that are available for direct pumping, hydrants that are available for filling a water tank on a fire truck used for fire suppression services, and hydrants that are unavailable for use by an entity providing fire suppression services in a fire emergency. 341.041. 678, Sec. (b) A retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow a customer to use the toilet facility during normal business hours if: (1) the retail establishment does not have a public restroom that is immediately accessible to the customer; (2) the employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer or an obvious security risk to the retail establishment; (3) the customer requesting use of the employee toilet facility provides the retail establishment with evidence of the customer's eligible medical condition including: (A) a copy of a statement signed by a physician, a registered nurse, a physician's assistant, or a person acting under the delegation and supervision of a licensed physician in conformance with Subchapter A, Chapter 157, Occupations Code, that indicates the customer suffers from an eligible medical condition or uses an ostomy device; or, (B) an identification card that is issued by a nationally recognized health organization or a local health department and that indicates the customer suffers from an eligible medical condition or uses an ostomy device; and. 597, Sec. 5, eff. 948 (S.B. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (d) Water used in the manufacturing of ice must be from an approved source and be of a safe quality. (b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement Subsection (a), including a rule that in providing sufficient restrooms a ratio of not less than 2:1 women's-to-men's restrooms or other minimum standards established in consultation with the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall be maintained if the use of the restrooms is designated by gender. FEMA has provided Dallas County with FIRMs and FIS having an effective date of March 21st, 2019. (3) "Physician" has the meaning assigned by Section 151.002, Occupations Code. 16 (S.B. SANITATION OF BUS LINE, AIRLINE, AND COASTWISE VESSEL. 1, eff. (b) If the commission relies on rate increases or customer surcharges as the form of financial assurance, such funds shall be deposited in an escrow account and released only with the approval of the commission. 1010, Sec. Sept. 1, 1989. 1010, Sec. Health and Safety Code. 1732), Sec. June 14, 2013. Each of the following is a public health nuisance: (1) a condition or place that is a breeding place for flies and that is in a populous area; (2) spoiled or diseased meats intended for human consumption; (3) a restaurant, food market, bakery, other place of business, or vehicle in which food is prepared, packed, stored, transported, sold, or served to the public and that is not constantly maintained in a sanitary condition; (4) a place, condition, or building controlled or operated by a state or local government agency that is not maintained in a sanitary condition; (5) sewage, human excreta, wastewater, garbage, or other organic wastes deposited, stored, discharged, or exposed in such a way as to be a potential instrument or medium in disease transmission to a person or between persons; (6) a vehicle or container that is used to transport garbage, human excreta, or other organic material and that is defective and allows leakage or spilling of contents; (7) a collection of water in which mosquitoes are breeding in the limits of a municipality or a collection of water that is a breeding area for mosquitoes that can transmit diseases regardless of the collection's location other than a location or property where activities meeting the definition of Section 11.002(12)(A), Water Code, occur; (8) a condition that may be proven to injuriously affect the public health and that may directly or indirectly result from the operations of a bone boiling or fat rendering plant, tallow or soap works, or other similar establishment; (9) a place or condition harboring rats in a populous area; (10) the presence of ectoparasites, including bedbugs, lice, and mites, suspected to be disease carriers in a place in which sleeping accommodations are offered to the public; (11) the maintenance of an open surface privy or an overflowing septic tank so that the contents may be accessible to flies; and.