{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-343.024","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 343.024","heading":"AUTHORITY TO ENTER PREMISES.","body":"(a) A county official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, safety, or fire laws may enter any premises in the unincorporated area of the county at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate a nuisance or to enforce this chapter.\n(b) Before entering the premises, the official, agent, or employee must exhibit proper identification to the occupant, manager, or other appropriate person.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBTITLE A. SANITATION","CHAPTER 343. ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES","SUBCHAPTER C. COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO NUISANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.343.htm#343.024","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"6e46cca944ad3ac727edb4d2798ac9bbdd6d7bb952ac919ce29c030df32ec0e2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-343.0235","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-343.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}