{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-341.019","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.019","heading":"MOSQUITO CONTROL ON UNINHABITED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.","body":"(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:\n(1) is located on residential property that is reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited due to foreclosure; and\n(2) is an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person.\n(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.\n(c) In this section, abatement is limited to the treatment with a mosquito larvicide of stagnant water in which mosquitoes are breeding.\n(d) The public official, agent, or employee shall post on the front door of the residence a notice stating:\n(1) the identity of the treating authority;\n(2) the purpose and date of the treatment;\n(3) a description of the areas of the property treated with larvicide;\n(4) the type of larvicide used; and\n(5) any known risks of the larvicide to humans or animals.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 186), Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 2013.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBTITLE A. SANITATION","CHAPTER 341. MINIMUM STANDARDS OF SANITATION AND HEALTH PROTECTION MEASURES","SUBCHAPTER B. NUISANCES AND GENERAL SANITATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.341.htm#341.019","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"1b57dd114b06b033ed41b4d3de59bcaf9a540fbcce4f692c3a78968bdb5c5c73","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-341.018","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-341.031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}