{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1301.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.501","heading":"BACKFLOW PREVENTION.","body":"(a) A person may not sell, donate, or transfer a water closet plumbing fixture or other equipment that uses water if the fixture or equipment:\n(1) does not comply with a state-approved plumbing code; and\n(2) may permit the backflow of a nonpotable substance into a potable water supply.\n(b) The board shall adopt rules under this section that include a list describing the types of plumbing to which this section applies.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 8. REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES","CHAPTER 1301. PLUMBERS","SUBCHAPTER J. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1301.htm#1301.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c7756767457f3efbc8cb6e559ea456babb1fd18fadee20e5c501d52261b1212f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1301.454","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1301.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}