{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-372.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 372.006","heading":"NONWATER-SUPPLIED URINAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.","body":"(a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute in this state a nonwater-supplied urinal for use in this state unless the nonwater-supplied urinal:\n(1) meets the performance, testing, and labeling requirements prescribed by the following standards, as applicable:\n(A) American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standard A112.19.19-2006 \"Vitreous China Nonwater Urinals\"; or\n(B) International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Standard ANSI Z124.9-2004 \"Plastic Urinal Fixtures\";\n(2) provides a trap seal that complies with the building code of the local government in which the urinal is installed; and\n(3) permits the uninhibited flow of waste through the urinal to the sanitary drainage system.\n(b) The manufacturer or importer must submit to the commission certified test results from a laboratory accredited by the American National Standards Institute verifying that the nonwater-supplied urinal conforms to the requirements described by Subsection (a)(1).\n(c) A person who installs a nonwater-supplied urinal shall install water distribution and fixture supply piping sized to accommodate a water-supplied urinal to an in-wall point immediately adjacent to the nonwater-supplied urinal location so that the nonwater-supplied urinal can be replaced with a water-supplied urinal if desired by the owner or required by a code enforcement officer.\n(d) A person who owns a nonwater-supplied urinal shall clean and maintain the nonwater-supplied urinal in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (H.B. 2667), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBTITLE B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER","CHAPTER 372. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.372.htm#372.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"dbb6384658d227943dfadc9b6fb3de5cd328c92faf697fa7d1b37a8781554320","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-372.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-373.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}