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Tex. Occ. Code § 1951.051

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING PEST CONTROL WORK ON OWN OR EMPLOYER'S PREMISES

Known as the Texas Structural Pest Control Act

The act spans §§ 1951.001 to 1951.603 (79 sections).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff

(a) An individual who does not hold a license under this chapter may use insecticides, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances or mechanical devices designed to prevent, control, or eliminate pest infestations unless:

(1) that use is prohibited by state law or rule;

(2) that use is prohibited by rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or

(3) the substance used is labeled as a restricted-use pesticide or a state-limited-use pesticide.

(b) An individual may act under Subsection (a) only on premises:

(1) owned by the individual;

(2) in which the individual owns a partnership or joint venture interest; or

(3) of a person who employs the individual primarily to perform services other than pest control.

(c) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to:

(1) an apartment building;

(2) a day-care center;

(3) a hospital;

(4) a nursing home;

(5) a hotel, motel, or lodge;

(6) a warehouse;

(7) a food-processing establishment;

(8) a facility owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except as provided by Section 1951.303(b)(1); or

(9) a school.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.